Dr. Alok Kanojia

I think there's a couple of other like interesting connections there. One is that people with ADHD do way better in entrepreneurship.

I think there's a couple of other like interesting connections there. One is that people with ADHD do way better in entrepreneurship.

There's a lot of different reasons for that. So one is that So people with ADHD are very good reactively. The problem is that you need a stimulus from the outside to act, right? This example that you get this text message an hour, text message 30 minutes, text message five minutes away. Getting three text messages over the course for an hour for a neurotypical person will drive them insane. Yeah.

There's a lot of different reasons for that. So one is that So people with ADHD are very good reactively. The problem is that you need a stimulus from the outside to act, right? This example that you get this text message an hour, text message 30 minutes, text message five minutes away. Getting three text messages over the course for an hour for a neurotypical person will drive them insane. Yeah.

There's a lot of different reasons for that. So one is that So people with ADHD are very good reactively. The problem is that you need a stimulus from the outside to act, right? This example that you get this text message an hour, text message 30 minutes, text message five minutes away. Getting three text messages over the course for an hour for a neurotypical person will drive them insane. Yeah.

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.