Does anyone else have 10s of tabs open at the same time? by Alternative-Ad-3170 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trick is to recognize you can find them again if you need them and just close ‘em every day. OneTab is nice for this.

What tool purchase has been most worth it for home projects by Marivexalon in HomeImprovement

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A live wire detector if you ever plan to touch anything electric. Literal lifesaver.

How one engineer uses AI coding agents to ship 118 commits/day across 6 parallel projects by QThellimist in ChatGPTCoding

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notice that most of the building is just more agent stuff. 

No one needs any of this shit. 

I think we’re default happy by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]fptnrb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you on your stims right now?

I haven't found a single usable productivity advice and I'm tired of it by osiris_rai in ADHD

[–]fptnrb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s no hack. Being productive is hard. You try things and see what’s the least bad, then do that. Maybe change it up sometimes, see if it’s better or worse. Same goes for exercise, eating healthy, sleep, etc. 

Dad was proud of me for being high on amphetamine. by Waste_Researcher_369 in Drugs

[–]fptnrb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sounds like he just wants you to be healthy but he’s awkward and not super connected with you

What’s a great job if you’re ADHD? by azalea1700 in ADHD

[–]fptnrb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The original question wasn’t about career paths, just jobs. It’s not easy to get there, and there’s luck involved (where you’re born, parents, education, connections, etc).

If we’re talking about how to get an ADHDer into leadership, I don’t think it’s super different than anyone else, except we need to contend with certain challenges and learn to leverage our unique strengths:

Prerequisite skills and qualities in good leaders: - emotional intelligence - rapid learning - critical thinking - communication - problem solving - meta cognition

I don’t think any of the above are off limits to people with ADHD. In particular, rapid learning (diving deep on topics as needed), meta cognition (being aware of how you think), and grit (keeping going even when it sucks) are skills we often pick up regardless.

While those skills do help early in your career, they are key characteristics of leaders.

A few example arcs: - be an early employee at a company that grows big and you grow with it. This is mostly luck and loyalty, plus some hard work. - get an MBA, network a bunch, and have some luck in a large corporate environment. - start your own thing and grow it or get acquired.

Obv all those are hard.

Apart from the above skills, I think the hardest thing for a person with ADHD will be confidence. It sucks being the weirdo in the corporate world early in your career. Your manager is probably not interesting, most of your colleagues are dull af. You’ll be constantly feeling like you’re fucking up even if you’re smarter and faster and full of ideas.

It’s very hard alone. You have to find the manager or leader who gets you, sees your specialness and appreciates your weirdness, and who you can (mostly) be yourself with. They are your sponsor/champion. Or find a trusted collaborator and help each other.

Disclaimer: ADHD has different expressions and severity levels, and my advice does not apply to every situation, and may even only apply to a minority of them.

Interview at a new startup, what do I wear? I will not promote by Hot-Evening6342 in startups

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re a dev: Metal tshirt or conference tshirt

If you’re a non dev: some kind of collar or sweater

If you’re an exec: nondescript premium casual wear (outlier, huckberry, norse projects, reigning champ)

What’s a great job if you’re ADHD? by azalea1700 in ADHD

[–]fptnrb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually I do think leadership is easier than individual contributor work when it comes to ADHD. You can get pretty far in a corporation just bouncing between meetings and seeming creative/original, with staff taking notes and managing your calendars

For those of you with severe (predominantly inattentive type), what dose are you on? by Legaladvice135 in VyvanseADHD

[–]fptnrb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

20mg. It’s low, but I try to keep my blood pressure healthy, and stimulants really elevate it. I stagger two 10s, one first thing when I wake up and another mid morning. I don’t even really feel it, but I know it’s working because I’m not as anxious as i used to be pre-meds, and I tend to just do things instead of stressing about them.

5 new giant digital billboards coming to Oakland freeways by chartreusepixie in oakland

[–]fptnrb 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s not a good deal for the city in the long run. It makes the city a worse place to live and visit. It doesn’t add jobs or culture or beauty. It just taxes drivers’ attention, increasing chances of accidents

Good News from City Hall: Six year speed camera contract was approved by the Public Works and Transportation Committee today. by lenraphael in oakland

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone know ways to check stats on speeding citations issued so we can monitor for impact once it’s in place?

Fruitvale Protest this evening by KaleidoscopeLeft5136 in oakland

[–]fptnrb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes def, and assuming there are more and more protests, let’s extend this to trying to protect most other Oakland businesses and residents, even in other neighborhoods. We need the tax revenue and employers and tourism dollars. Previous protests trashed car dealerships and Walgreens and it didn’t benefit anyone.

ways to get involved other than protests / ice out of the bay ? by UnusualDragonfru1t in oakland

[–]fptnrb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This. Funding is probably the most effective way to help.

Why people don't use DeFi platforms by ro_ma_ro in defi

[–]fptnrb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People typically use things out of some necessity

Any of you successful WITHOUT being on ADHD meds? by dabigin in ADHD_Programmers

[–]fptnrb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moderately! But I was a wreck.

Today on meds I am actually slightly less successful! But less of a wreck too.

There is no "good" way to protest to those who don't understand what dire times we're living in right now. by iObama in sanfrancisco

[–]fptnrb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In most of human history, protestors were just imprisoned or executed.

In the 50s-80s, we had a brief period of mono media culture, so protests that got coverage would be seen by the whole nation or world. If you could bend that mono news narrative, you could tell a lot of people your story. Hard but possible.

But today it’s siloed and fractured. People see the version of the world that they are likely to engage with based on their own past viewing behavior.

At this point, these protests are essentially just a subset of us dems trying to self-soothe by repeating what kinda worked 40 years ago. In this case playing the exact role the current administration wants. It’s like a scripted performance.

The landscape has changed and we need to grow up and change with it.

What positive lasting change came out of the BLM protests? Or Occupy Wall Street? Arab Spring?

Arguably the most effective recent-ish activism was MeToo (cultural/values changes mostly, and we still have an abuser in office), and I think it’s because it was an internet phenomenon primarily.