{"id":110898,"date":"2023-08-11T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=110898"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:13:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:13:58","slug":"how-to-thrive-with-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-thrive-with-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Thrive With ADHD: Leverage Your Natural Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are you really good at? What do you enjoy so much that it can make you lose track of time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have ADHD, you can achieve incredible things when you take on challenges that align with your strengths and passions. Edward Hallowell and John Ratey explain how and why this works in their encouraging book <em>ADHD 2.0<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to learn how to thrive with ADHD by leveraging your natural interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/society-culture\/psychology\/adhd-guide\/\">Shortform&#8217;s guide on ADHD<\/a>.\u00a0If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-thrive-with-adhd\">How to Thrive With ADHD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors describe ADHD as a condition of opposite extremes\u2014for every exceptional challenge that people with ADHD face, they have an exceptional strength to balance it. Here are a few examples of ADHD benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with ADHD can hyperfocus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with ADHD are energetic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with ADHD are emotional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with ADHD are highly creative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hallowell and Ratey discuss how to thrive with ADHD by taking advantage of the strengths to accomplish great things.&nbsp;They note that people with ADHD love a good challenge. Faced with a difficult problem, people with ADHD can enter hyperfocus and often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/become-more-productive\/\">become more productive<\/a> than their neurotypical peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it has to be the right kind of challenge: <strong>something that engages their interest as well as pushes their limits.<\/strong> For instance, moving heavy rocks might be challenging, but it isn\u2019t interesting\u2014unless they first have to figure out <em>how <\/em>to move the rocks, which allows them to exercise their natural creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Enjoying a challenge isn\u2019t unique to ADHD; many people enjoy tackling a task that\u2019s hard enough to be interesting, but not so hard that it feels hopeless. So, what\u2019s the right level of difficulty? In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/atomic-habits\/1-page-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Atomic Habits<\/em><\/a>, James Clear says the ideal challenge is one where you succeed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/atomic-habits\/1-page-summary#how-to-prevent-boredom-make-behaviors-harder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about half of the time<\/a>. If a challenge is much easier than that, you\u2019ll get bored; if it\u2019s much harder, you\u2019ll get frustrated.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors say that people with ADHD often have a couple of things they\u2019re exceptionally good at or extremely passionate about. These things naturally hold their interest and therefore can be the key to making the most of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/advantages-of-adhd\/\">ADHD strengths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For adults with ADHD, finding a job that involves these interests is crucial to their happiness, their sense of fulfillment, and often their financial stability. <strong>Their success or failure has less to do with how difficult the job is than with how well it holds their attention. <\/strong>They might find a simple but boring job far more difficult than a complicated but interesting one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: If you have ADHD, you might find that you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/07\/18\/adults-with-untreated-adhd-lose-jobs-more-frequently-says-nyu-psychiatrist-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggle at work<\/a> for reasons that have nothing to do with your ability to do the job. For example, if you struggle with time management and schedules, you\u2019ve likely been branded as unreliable at least once in your career. Similarly, your difficulty concentrating might have given you a reputation for being absentminded or careless, when in reality, the problem is that your job isn\u2019t engaging your interest. Because of struggles like these, people with ADHD tend to switch jobs or get fired more often than their neurotypical peers.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For children with ADHD, the same principle holds true: <strong>They\u2019ll do much better in school if the schoolwork leverages their natural interests.<\/strong> For example, a child with a natural interest in music might find math more interesting if someone explains how much math is involved in music\u2014time signatures, beats and rhythms, how musical notes represent fractions of a measure, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: If you\u2019re a parent of a child with ADHD, how can you support them in school? It\u2019s not always possible to align schoolwork with your child\u2019s interests, which can make school and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/adhd-and-homework-get-it-done-strategies-for-students\/#:~:text=ADHD%20Homework%20Solutions%20at%20Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">especially homework a struggle<\/a>. It often helps a child with ADHD&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/task-shifting\/\">stay on task<\/a> if they have a set time and place to do their homework every night. Also, children with ADHD tend to get distracted and frustrated easily, so schedule homework time for when you can be nearby to offer encouragement and guidance as needed. Finally, it\u2019s worth checking what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/adhd\/school-success.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accommodations your child\u2019s school can offer<\/a>. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ncbddd\/adhd\/school-success.html#:~:text=PDF%20%E2%80%93%202.75%20MB%5D-,Accommodations,-IEP%20and%20504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">common accommodations<\/a> include extra time for exams, frequent breaks to get up and move around, and extra help with staying organized.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, some people may not even realize what their natural interests are. In that case, the authors suggest they <strong>make a list of everything they\u2019re good at and everything they love doing<\/strong>\u2014in particular, they should write down anything they find easy that other people seem to struggle with. That list can become a guide to finding jobs they\u2019ll enjoy and excel at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: This advice comes with a caveat: ADHD interests are often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/hobbies-for-adults-adhd-hyperfocus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intense but short-lived<\/a>. In other words, if you have ADHD, you might write down something you love doing <em>now<\/em> (say, woodworking), only to find that it no longer holds your interest in a month or a year. Therefore, when making such a list, try to emphasize activities you\u2019ve loved for many years already, since (hopefully) that\u2019s a sign your interest won\u2019t fade anytime soon.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exercise: Identify Your Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>List three to five of your interests\u2014activities you love doing, topics you love learning about, or skills that come naturally to you. (Remember that <em>interest<\/em> is the most important factor for holding an ADHD person\u2019s attention and is still helpful for neurotypical people. So, this list could be a guide to finding a new hobby or job that you\u2019ll excel in.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are you really good at? What do you enjoy so much that it can make you lose track of time? 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