How I Run a Company with ADHD • Hacker News Board

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#201

Post by firecall » Mon, May 13, 2019, 7:58 AM UTC

bepvte wrote: post #129

firecall wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have ADHD. There are other serious neurological issues connected to ADHD. It's a very misunderstood disorder with a broad spectrum of identifiable symptoms that could indicate ADHD. If you are heavily medicating with caffeine, then that can be a signal. I was using Pseudoephedrine and caffeine to self medicate and stabilise my moods and behaviours. That was before I got prescribed Ritalin. But as the article says,…

The "bit like bipolar part" might be a thing called emotional hyperarousal thats common with adhd, if you ever need its name to google

Thanks! I'll look that up and ask my Dr :-)

Edit: Yikes! I took their little quiz, I ticked the 'often' choice to all those questions...

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#202

Post by cshimmin » Mon, May 13, 2019, 7:58 AM UTC

jordanbeiber wrote: post #168

It’s interesting to see how hard if is to separate ADD from ADHD by a description of traits or behaviors. I have ADD and pretty much recognize myself in a lot of this. It’s almost impossible to focus on anything that is not interesting “right now” and what is “interesting” changes in cycles spanning a few weeks. During a cycle I become completely absorbed, you know, not eat, not sleep and not being communicative, abs…

Wow. I have never heard someone articulate so clearly my own experience with ADD. Would love to read more about how you've managed your shifting responsibility/lifestyle!

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#203

Post by jamisteven » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:00 AM UTC

Other things that work, at least for me: - Intermittent Fasting - No sugar/grain/alcohol/shit food - Diet high in good fats, protein, greens - Meditation and deep breathing exercises - High intensity cardio at least 3 times a week

Supplements that can help: - Good multi - CLO - Arginine AAKG - Creatine - Alpha GPC - Vinpocetine - Ashwahganda - Bacopa - Huperzine - Rhodiola - Uridine - Lyons Mane Mushroom

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#204

Post by firecall » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:01 AM UTC

icxa wrote: post #97

nerdbaggy wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RSD is a nightmare for me. Something I always have to work on

My "coping" mechanism, annoying for some, I am sure, but I just bluntly immediately ask for feedback and try to get to the bottom of it as soon as possible. I am fortunate enough to have a manager that understands my condition and he offers me plenty of "spot" feedback which I cannot appreciate more.

I totally relate to that! I do it as well - I often cant leave something alone. It drives my wife insane as I'll just keep on about it when she wants to move on and let it go. I do it at work sometimes too, and it can come across as a bit intimidating, especially with people who dont like up front confrontation.

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#205

Post by atemerev » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:03 AM UTC

system2 wrote: post #169

akarma wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who also has it: have you tried medicine like Adderall? I’m so torn on it. On one hand, it makes me so productive, but on the other, it makes me so unemotional and cold and abrasive. It also makes me sweat, increases my heart rate, and has a terrible comedown when taken often. I was diagnosed at 16 and was on it for years, eventually moving up to 4x the dosage as my body grew resistance. I’ve stopped it fo…

Yes, you pretty much summed up all. Don't forget sleepless nights if you took it after 11 am or later. Also: Heartburn, dry mouth, and severe dehydration, loss of appetite (yay for this one actually). And flushing (pee pee pee all day). IF you are working from home with minimal contact, it works. Never EVER answer a phone call when you are on it (this is to whoever planning to use it in the future). God knows, how ma…

Looks like your dose is way too high...

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#206

Post by mercer » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:04 AM UTC

jordanbeiber wrote: post #187

vdwijngaert wrote: post #186

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As soon as I get the left border color of this button just right.

I was thinking, "as soon as I find the _perfect_ domain name". It could take a while. =)

Don't forget find the perfect static site generator, realize you might as well use Wordpress with a nice theme, try out a plugin that does badly, write manually, decide to make it a plugin, learn how Wordpress does plugins (it's not great!), get annoyed by theme so build one yourself, find out what this 'css grid' thing is all about, sprinkle in some JS for something cool, use the fancy new features despite not needing them so choose a build tool that is simpler than Webpack, learn that tool and run into a weird issue so go for Webpack anyways, find out Webpack has changed completely, get everything working and decide that maybe you should just use that static site generator after all. Or maybe that new LiveView thing, but you'd have to learn a new language and framework for that. Would look good on your CV maybe? Then your RPi arrives and you start tinkering with that.

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#207

Post by Xelbair » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:05 AM UTC

ScottFree wrote: post #36

My reaction to this article has been... complex. ----- Bah! Another article about ADHD. ADHD's over diagnosed and not not as big a problem as people make it out to be. But, I'm curious all of a sudden, so I might as well read it. > For the first 19 years of my life I knew I was lazy. Yeah, I'm pretty lazy too. That's just who I am, though. I don't have ADHD... > So what, you can't stop bouncing your leg at the restau…

It was the same for me... except my tab counter is at 1399 and rising.

I should probably see a psychologist someday.

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#208

Post by atemerev » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:07 AM UTC

swsieber wrote: post #76

If by chance you have ADHD symptoms and you haven't been to a sleep clinic, please visit one. Not getting enough sleep can be a major contributing cause.

Not contributing, but worsening for sure. Yes, so what? It’s not that I can fix that; my sleep patterns is incompatible with my family’s sleep patterns, no matter what I do, I will be woken up in the early morning anyway. It’s not like there is a fix for that.

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#209

Post by dorgo » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:08 AM UTC

stefanfisk wrote: post #170

baxtr wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great quote. How is laziness defined in this? I am wondering if I am lazy or not. Sometimes I think I am, sometimes I am sure I am not. What's a good quick test for this?

I image that a simple test for "clever and lazy" is if you'd rather come up wit6h valid and constructive ways of or reasons for not having to do something rather than actually doing it.

Recently, I got 3 tasks. I quickly redefined one task to be esentially equal to an other and one task beeing low priority. Got everything approved and found a library which could do the one remaining task. I wrote zero lines of code :P

Re: How I Run a Company with ADHD

#210

Post by Cthulhu_ » Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:08 AM UTC

firecall wrote: post #180

jachee wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How, as an adult, did you get a doctor to diagnose ADHD? Every time I've brought it up with a healthcare provider, I lay out my difficulties and coping mechanisms, and the conversation ends with them saying "Well, it sounds like it's not much trouble for you. Anything else?" I just don't know how to make them get it. I feel like I have so much potential for success, but I can't harness it.

I'm in Australia... I first saw a GP for my cyclical depression issues. She suggested I might have ADHD. I then got referred to a neurologist. An Adult ADHD diagnosis can be hard as many Dr's work on the basis that ADHD is something that 'goes away' in adult hood. Which isnt really the case, and wasnt the case for me. I was able to demonstrate childhood patterns that matched the disorder diagnosis; despite having a h…

Glad the ADHD was recognised with depression symptoms; my girlfriend had the same diagnosis and was fobbed off with antidepressants, which made it even worse.