We live in an age of distractions, dealing with constant mental stimulus
I wonder if we see a rise in ADHD in kids nowadays because it is an increasingly useful adaptation to our environment.<p>&quot;Hyperfocus is the experience of deep and intense concentration in some people with ADHD. ADHD is not necessarily a deficit of attention, but rather a problem with regulating one’s attention span to desired tasks.&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t know, but &quot;hyperfocus&quot; on a hobby you love sounds exactly like what most people need nowadays to get off their phone and stop wasting their life staring on ads and ad-financed content. Also, I remember that most things we covered in school were completely irrelevant for the real world. So a difficulty to concentrate on school stuff may actually be better than doing the homework.<p>In short, ignoring what society considers normal and instead being super focused on your own things ... sounds more healthy to me than the average &quot;normal&quot; person.