By Sharon Salzberg — 2008
It takes strong insight and often a good deal of courage to break away from our habitual ways of looking at things, to be able to respond from a different place.
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Embracing neurodiversity, from ADHD to dyslexia, gives adland a creative edge.
The aspects that make them most creative may also be their biggest risk.
Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns out, creativity is more than a perk; it is a requirement. To be healthy and productive, you must carve out time to pursue your creative passions.
She also told Jimmy Fallon he appears to her as a “vertical brown rectangle.”
Michael A. Freeman had long noticed that entrepreneurs seem inclined to have mental health issues. Freeman and California-Berkeley psychology professor Sheri Johnson decided to take a deeper look at the issue.
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