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		ActorNightly on Nov 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Smart drugs reduce quality of effort, and slow dec... ADHD isn't so much as you are all over the place, its more along the lines of erradic attention. Hyperfocusing on a problem (especially one that is interesting) and being super productive is a common symptom. Stimulants basically help regulate the dopamine levels so you can context switch easier and spread your attention to more things.

JohnBooty on Nov 16, 2023 [–]

Yeah. I describe it like this:

Imagine a top of the line TV. Fantastic image quality. The only catch is... you can't choose what content it's playing.

That's ADHD. At least for some people. Like me.

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