Related Posts
Which company is good to join ?
Hey Sharks, I joined in verizon india last april, i got moved to new project at july end. I have 2.5 years of experience in java,springboot, Micrservices architecture. But in my new team deployed in a support project. Feeling depressed and frustrated. asked manager 2 times to change my responsibility. But he's accepting in call but not doing what he is promised. Please suggest what can i do here. Does droppeing paper is a good solution? Please suggest. Thanks in advance.Verizon
Additional Posts in ADHD Professionals
Conversation Starter
Anonymous User
Rising Star
Conversation Starter
New to Fishbowl?
Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
Honestly, I stopped fighting it. If hyperfocus is when I do my best work, I lean into it—and let the rest burn. Not everyone needs to be “well-rounded” if you can be exceptional at one thing.
Agree! Me too. Almost exactly what I was going to say. But I do realize that the success (or consequences) of this strategy can be job/career dependent.
Here’s the thing, really important. Hyper focus is s super power for quality work time, you’re impervious to all the extra stuff so it’s protected, so it can be what it needs to be at its BEST.
Humans are not multitaskers, they are task switchers. Responding to every interruption invades that productive golden time. And every/any human suffers the consequence of piecemeal productivity. It takes about 20 minutes to get back to focus on deep work after a break in stride.
If your organization, manager and team are smart about putting your strengths to good use, they’ll protect and reward how you work, rather than ostracize and reprimand.
I think we ignore something critical if we want quality, deep work, but expect responsiveness too. They don’t play well together.
Fortunately my project is full of TONS of frustrating aspects, so I never get in a flow state and don't have to worry about missing notifications, because I am desperate for any distraction 😄
1. Stop expecting perfection of yourself. All those other coworkers who seem like they aren't struggling with something are just good ACTORS. Nobody is perfect. (But I do try to learn from their acting skills because the great actors do often get the most recognition!) I frequently find out I'm expecting far more of myself than others do of themselves. And they are often impressed by what I'm doing that they aren't even trying to accomplish. In other words, We were balancing each other well. It's good to recognize that and really lean into it when you're lucky enough to have collaborative and complementary coworkers!
2. I did find that stimulants helped me be more efficient at effective task switching without forgetting where I was. They Smoothed out the extremes of inability to focus and hyper focus. But I'm still working on how to maximize usefulness of meds as the effect seems to have worn off. And not for everyone.
3. To some extent, we do have to consider if we're choosing jobs that just don't suit our natural strengths. Are the things you're missing the most critical part of your job? Are missed deadlines catastrophic (911 operator not answering the phone) or superficial (meeting for which you can review minutes and follow up as needed)? Are misses rare or frequent?
But don't listen too much to my advice. Right now I'm unemployed while the actors (from #1) are promoted. There's a wide gap between how things should be vs how they are. 🫤 we just keep trying to move the needle.