Finding the Right Difficult

When with a client, the conversation often turns to what I call “goodness of fit”, the idea being that a person should seek a good fit with a their chosen career/job/area of study/hobby. I find that while some individuals can soldier on with a poor fit, performing tasks that are rote without much pain and suffering, others tend to eventually crash and burn.

What this looks like is an otherwise competent, intelligent, creative person who seems to have the same perpetual problems with the “easy” stuff. Answering emails. Doing expense reports. Completing documentation. Mostly boring. Also, mostly essential. Also, mostly a terrible fit for some brains and consequently for the human attached to said brain.

Getting this right makes a huge difference in quality of life and career, and there are a number of ways to approach the issue. Edward Hallowell, MD, is a leading ADHD researcher and has an interesting take in the article below, related to managing one’s environment by dialing in the difficulty of tasks. Have a look, and see other resources on the site.

https://www.additudemag.com/self-empowerment-adhd-advice/?ecd=wnl_additude_241029_cons_adhd_adult

Small corrections can make all the difference. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out.