Dr. Alok Kanojia

But for someone with ADHD, they're stimulus bound. So they're like externally motivated. So when you're playing dodgeball... And there's like five people throwing balls at you. If you've got ADHD, you're going to handle that really well. So oftentimes entrepreneurship is less structured. There's a lot of inbound stimulus, which actually activates your ability to focus.

But for someone with ADHD, they're stimulus bound. So they're like externally motivated. So when you're playing dodgeball... And there's like five people throwing balls at you. If you've got ADHD, you're going to handle that really well. So oftentimes entrepreneurship is less structured. There's a lot of inbound stimulus, which actually activates your ability to focus.

But for someone with ADHD, they're stimulus bound. So they're like externally motivated. So when you're playing dodgeball... And there's like five people throwing balls at you. If you've got ADHD, you're going to handle that really well. So oftentimes entrepreneurship is less structured. There's a lot of inbound stimulus, which actually activates your ability to focus.

That pressure is what it takes for you to activate your optimal ability.

That pressure is what it takes for you to activate your optimal ability.

That pressure is what it takes for you to activate your optimal ability.

Yeah. So I think that's a very dynamic mindset. So I think the challenge with ADHD is I've worked with plenty of people clinically for whom it's crippling and it's just very impairing. But I think there is a spectrum of severity.

Yeah. So I think that's a very dynamic mindset. So I think the challenge with ADHD is I've worked with plenty of people clinically for whom it's crippling and it's just very impairing. But I think there is a spectrum of severity.

Yeah. So I think that's a very dynamic mindset. So I think the challenge with ADHD is I've worked with plenty of people clinically for whom it's crippling and it's just very impairing. But I think there is a spectrum of severity.

And for many of us, and I'm the same way, for many of us, like finding the right environment where we actually thrive in chaos when other people don't can actually be a competitive advantage. There's even a really fascinating study that shows that hypomania in bipolar disorder, 4% of the population is hypomanic and don't even qualify for bipolar disorder.

And for many of us, and I'm the same way, for many of us, like finding the right environment where we actually thrive in chaos when other people don't can actually be a competitive advantage. There's even a really fascinating study that shows that hypomania in bipolar disorder, 4% of the population is hypomanic and don't even qualify for bipolar disorder.

And for many of us, and I'm the same way, for many of us, like finding the right environment where we actually thrive in chaos when other people don't can actually be a competitive advantage. There's even a really fascinating study that shows that hypomania in bipolar disorder, 4% of the population is hypomanic and don't even qualify for bipolar disorder.

1% of people have bipolar disorder, but 4% of people are hypomanic and are not mentally ill. So they have features of hypomania. It's really weird. But these people's income is lower than average if they have a job and is way higher than average if they're entrepreneurs. So there are all kinds of weird intersections about understanding who you are, understanding how you're wired. Right.

1% of people have bipolar disorder, but 4% of people are hypomanic and are not mentally ill. So they have features of hypomania. It's really weird. But these people's income is lower than average if they have a job and is way higher than average if they're entrepreneurs. So there are all kinds of weird intersections about understanding who you are, understanding how you're wired. Right.

1% of people have bipolar disorder, but 4% of people are hypomanic and are not mentally ill. So they have features of hypomania. It's really weird. But these people's income is lower than average if they have a job and is way higher than average if they're entrepreneurs. So there are all kinds of weird intersections about understanding who you are, understanding how you're wired. Right.

And this kind of goes back to do you wish you were someone else? It starts with accepting who you are and then really thinking about, OK, what are the parts that I really do want to change? And also, how can I craft my environment? to be optimal for the person that I am.

And this kind of goes back to do you wish you were someone else? It starts with accepting who you are and then really thinking about, OK, what are the parts that I really do want to change? And also, how can I craft my environment? to be optimal for the person that I am.

And this kind of goes back to do you wish you were someone else? It starts with accepting who you are and then really thinking about, OK, what are the parts that I really do want to change? And also, how can I craft my environment? to be optimal for the person that I am.

So I would say one of the most important things that has basically helped 99% of people I've worked with is paying attention to how you've been conditioned versus who you are. So one of the biggest sources of frustration is that we strive for things that were implanted within us. They're not really what we want.

So I would say one of the most important things that has basically helped 99% of people I've worked with is paying attention to how you've been conditioned versus who you are. So one of the biggest sources of frustration is that we strive for things that were implanted within us. They're not really what we want.