A review by scipiokento
Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
"Different will save us all."
I've always known I was different and I recently found out that I have the gift of ADHD. I'm an adult at this point and finding this out was like a huge weight off my shoulders. Everything finally makes sense. Knowing I am ADHD hasn't given me an excuse, it has given me strength. I used to only focus on my faults, obsessively, but when I learned that these are just the side effects of ADHD, I was able to finally shift my focus. Now I can look at myself from the vantage point of strengths and see that my "faults," can be managed, but how?
Enter this book. The information in here is great and I can already see changes from the tools that I have chosen to implement into my day-to-day. I'm not a note taker but I definitely wrote down pages worth of information for this one. I plan to give copies of this to my family members; especially the ones who were hesitant when I excitedly told him I am ADHD. It's not a weakness it's a strength, and Shankman does a great job at showing this. He also provides manageable amounts of information, makes sure to alert you when a key point is coming up, and also provides all perspectives of the experience (i.e. of those who are ADHD, of loved ones of someone who is, and of parents who's child is).
All around it's a lens you can use to understand ADHD more and apply it where you need it in your life.
I've always known I was different and I recently found out that I have the gift of ADHD. I'm an adult at this point and finding this out was like a huge weight off my shoulders. Everything finally makes sense. Knowing I am ADHD hasn't given me an excuse, it has given me strength. I used to only focus on my faults, obsessively, but when I learned that these are just the side effects of ADHD, I was able to finally shift my focus. Now I can look at myself from the vantage point of strengths and see that my "faults," can be managed, but how?
Enter this book. The information in here is great and I can already see changes from the tools that I have chosen to implement into my day-to-day. I'm not a note taker but I definitely wrote down pages worth of information for this one. I plan to give copies of this to my family members; especially the ones who were hesitant when I excitedly told him I am ADHD. It's not a weakness it's a strength, and Shankman does a great job at showing this. He also provides manageable amounts of information, makes sure to alert you when a key point is coming up, and also provides all perspectives of the experience (i.e. of those who are ADHD, of loved ones of someone who is, and of parents who's child is).
All around it's a lens you can use to understand ADHD more and apply it where you need it in your life.