Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain

by Peter Shankman

The only questionable thing I ever did when I was drunk was to buy many domain names. (As of today, I have close to four hundred or so domain names that seemed like such a good idea at the time.) So while I “didn’t have a problem with alcohol,” I clearly did, and just didn’t see it, because I wasn’t like those “people who have problems with alcohol” that you hear about. Like anyone who’s ADHD, we’re freaking AMAZING at convincing anyone in the world of almost anything. Unfortunately, we’re also really good at convincing ourselves of almost anything. So the next day, when I’d wake up tired, cranky, dehydrated, or all three, I’d convince myself that the best way to stop feeling like that was to order three grilled cheese, tomato, and bacon sandwiches, and because I was my own boss, work from home that day. Obviously, this wasn’t the right answer; the right answer was not to drink so much. And I’d tell myself that, too. Over and over. So the next time I went out, I’d make sure to have only one drink.