#### The search for novelty in ADHD will cause one to flit from interest to interest inadvertently becoming a generalist --- With [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] brains seeking for more and novel stimulation the individual tends to flit from interest to interest and project to project^[[[People with ADHD do not have a lack of attention only an issue regulating attention]]]. The unintended benefit of this exposure to a wide variety of interests is the becoming of a generalist. When finding a new activity and pursuing it with abandon and often with the influence of hyper focus^[[[ADHD hyperfocus is a double edged sword of both deep work and avoidance]]], the individual can become well versed in the subject matter or maybe at least competent. Exposure to a wide variety of topics, interests, activities can provide new perspectives, insights, and cross pollination of subject matter. Specialists have critical skills, but ADHD brains geared towards systems thinking with the added exposure to their generalist pool of experiences lead them towards insight and value where others see only noise, the generalist sees interconnectedness. --- Tags: [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] - [[Neurodivergent]] References: Related: - [[With poor executive function even activities you would like to do become difficult to approach]] --- tags: 🧠️/📝️/🌲️ aliases: null cssclass: null --- #### The search for novelty in ADHD will cause one to flit from interest to interest inadvertently becoming a generalist --- With [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] brains seeking for more and novel stimulation the individual tends to flit from interest to interest and project to project^[[[People with ADHD do not have a lack of attention only an issue regulating attention]]]. The unintended benefit of this exposure to a wide variety of interests is the becoming of a generalist. When finding a new activity and pursuing it with abandon and often with the influence of hyper focus^[[[ADHD hyperfocus is a double edged sword of both deep work and avoidance]]], the individual can become well versed in the subject matter or maybe at least competent. Exposure to a wide variety of topics, interests, activities can provide new perspectives, insights, and cross pollination of subject matter. Specialists have critical skills, but ADHD brains geared towards systems thinking with the added exposure to their generalist pool of experiences lead them towards insight and value where others see only noise, the generalist sees interconnectedness. --- Tags: [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] - [[Neurodivergent]] References: Related: - [[With poor executive function even activities you would like to do become difficult to approach]]