Dr. Ned Hallowell

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

You notice that. Most people don't notice it. Oh, yeah.

You notice that. Most people don't notice it. Oh, yeah.

You know, I've written 23 books. By the way, the reason I write so many books, it's not that I'm ambitious to write books. If I don't have a book going, I get depressed.

You know, I've written 23 books. By the way, the reason I write so many books, it's not that I'm ambitious to write books. If I don't have a book going, I get depressed.

When I was in medical school, I'd never heard of it. And then I went through my residency in adult psychiatry. Didn't hear of it. It wasn't until I started my fellowship in child psychiatry in 1981.

When I was in medical school, I'd never heard of it. And then I went through my residency in adult psychiatry. Didn't hear of it. It wasn't until I started my fellowship in child psychiatry in 1981.

The minute I heard that lecture, I saw it in myself. And then the more I kept my eyes and ears open. And the more I heard what people were telling me, the larger it became.

The minute I heard that lecture, I saw it in myself. And then the more I kept my eyes and ears open. And the more I heard what people were telling me, the larger it became.

Because I knew the standard books got it wrong. I knew the truth was in the patients, in the people who have it, and in me, because I had it. And so it was a combination of looking at myself and looking at the people that I saw. I majored in English at Harvard and graduated with high honors as a dyslexic with ADD and doing pre-med.

Because I knew the standard books got it wrong. I knew the truth was in the patients, in the people who have it, and in me, because I had it. And so it was a combination of looking at myself and looking at the people that I saw. I majored in English at Harvard and graduated with high honors as a dyslexic with ADD and doing pre-med.

And I'm small potatoes compared to the Nobel Prize winner who has it. And I really do believe, and this is not propaganda, I really believe this is a marker of talent.

And I'm small potatoes compared to the Nobel Prize winner who has it. And I really do believe, and this is not propaganda, I really believe this is a marker of talent.

The three main symptoms of ADD distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Turn each one of those on its head and you get an incredible positive. The flip side of distractibility is curiosity. And that's what drives us. We're driven by curiosity. What's that? What's that? What's that? So if you hear a noise out there, the dull person wouldn't care, but the ADD person, what's that?

The three main symptoms of ADD distractibility, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Turn each one of those on its head and you get an incredible positive. The flip side of distractibility is curiosity. And that's what drives us. We're driven by curiosity. What's that? What's that? What's that? So if you hear a noise out there, the dull person wouldn't care, but the ADD person, what's that?

What's that? And that's how, you know, discoveries get made. The second one is my favorite, impulsivity. That's what gets us all into trouble. Well... What is creativity but impulsivity going right? You know, you don't plan to have a creative idea. They pop impulsively, disinhibition. And then the third one, hyperactivity, you get to be my age, I'm 74.

What's that? And that's how, you know, discoveries get made. The second one is my favorite, impulsivity. That's what gets us all into trouble. Well... What is creativity but impulsivity going right? You know, you don't plan to have a creative idea. They pop impulsively, disinhibition. And then the third one, hyperactivity, you get to be my age, I'm 74.

It's called energy, you know, and I'm real glad I've got this little power pack on my back.

It's called energy, you know, and I'm real glad I've got this little power pack on my back.