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Articles for ADHD in the workplace: Executive Functions, High Performance, & Burnout

Executive Function Deficits Mediate the Relationship Between Employees’ ADHD and Job Burnout (AIMS Public Health)
“Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often face significant deficits in executive function and adverse work-related outcomes. This study aimed to explore the role of executive function deficits in job burnout of employees with ADHD”

Why High Achievers Miss the Warning Signs of Burnout (Psychology Today)
“…many high-performing individuals—doctors, lawyers, executives, entrepreneurs—who have spent their lives fueled by their ambition and outrunning exhaustion…are rewarded for their drive, endurance, and resilience…[however] A part of them learned to bypass their needs, emotions, and limits in the service of performance. Over time, this internal split leads to exhaustion—not just of the body, but of the self…The biggest trap for high achievers is believing they can outwork burnout...Burnout is not a problem you can solve by pushing through. It is not a failure of willpower. It is a message from your inner world that something vital has been lost: connection, authenticity, emotional nourishment…”

The Rise of Executive Function Coaches (Business Insider)
“…Cycles of feeling overwhelmed, procrastination, and frantic catch-up were routinely stretching her already long workdays past the 12-hour mark. Burnout was on the horizon. She knew she needed to make a change, fast…[enter the] ‘executive function coach’ — focused on helping develop skills to better manage her thoughts, actions, and emotions, optimizing her time and energy…”

The Benefits of Body Doubling When You Have ADHD, According to Experts (CNN)
“…‘body doubling,’ a productivity and self-help strategy that involves working with another person around to help improve motivation and focus. It has been popular for some time among people with ADHD — attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…”

When Employers Help Employees with ADHD Succeed, Everyone Wins (ADHD Online)
“…Just like individuals with any other disability, people with ADHD can contribute significantly to the success of the employer and the workplace when we are aware of what their needs are, and can help them to be their most productive…”

Make Friends With the Monster Chewing on Your Leg (Doubt, Insecurities, Imposter) (First Round Review)

Hardcore Career Advice For A 13 Year Old (Medium)