Hyperfocus, common in autism and ADHD, locks you into an activity so intensely you lose track of time and reality. It fuels productivity and creativity, but the cost is disengagement from the world around you.
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If you didn't know this was a real thing. Ed Mylett talked about it, actually, at Growth Day Live in LA this past month, and he actually mentioned how people that are on the autism spectrum have the most propensity. Like they're most likely more than anyone else to just fall into hyperfocus. And some of you may be saying, what's hyper focus? It's a real thing, and it's where you can just almost lose track of of time and reality because you are so locked in on it. Happens to those with adhd a lot. People on the autism spectrum, they're freaking lucky because they can fall into this even more than we can. ADHDers are right close behind. As the next class and group of people who have this, our brains, we are more apt to just stumble into hyperfocus.