ADHD and Creativity: A Superpower with Kryptonite | James Fell | TEDxTirguMures
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Publicado 2023-02-01
James Fell—the “Sweary Historian”—learned he had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the age of 53 and said, “Well, that explains a lot.” He’s come to consider it a kind of superpower for creative thinking, a powerful tool in his becoming a bestselling author. Alas, it also comes with a load of kryptonite in the form of childhood trauma and anxiety. James Fell, at the age of 42, left the business world to become a writer. Before long, he was one of the best-known fitness authors in North America. A decade later, he made a sudden shift to writing “sweary history” stories. The column is read by millions each month and has been compiled into two bestselling books. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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ADHD is the reason they always want to fire me from my job. But ADHD is also the reason I never get fired. I work in an advertising agency
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"I don't take Ritalin to write... I take it to stop writing.." That hit me pretty hard. I don't think I understood ADHD until you said that...
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My adhd is so bad I’ve watched this video 4 times already and daydreamed through it every time
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I love the realness in this speaker. I can’t keep up because it’s too much to get to one single simple point. I lost internet
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James, this is awesome! It's so on-brand for you! I, too was diagnosed with ADHD just last summer. I feel it's a huge reason for my creativity and drive, but damn, it sure does explain why I have a gazillion great ideas and have such a hard time focusing on getting them completed!
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Im getting tested for ADHD currently (My doctor, whole family, university lecturers all are positive i have it) i got hooked on Music from a very young age, and then when i was in my music classes in school, i got hooked on what the teacher was doing with the students and the lessons, Im now going into my 4th year of university studying to be a music teacher myself. I've done a 3 year course on Music production, have 15 years of guitar and 7 other instruments under my belt. When doing composition, all of my classmates did relatively the same thing, mostly classical and taking inspiration from older songs, where as just went with the flow to create my own thing with no reference to anyone else's music, full electronic, my own sound effects, the whole shebang 😂
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I enjoyed your speech. As someone diagnosed late in life at 42. This is recent..Well let me just say I could follow your speech precisely.. thank you for the insights ❤
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Im so impressed and touched as a mum of a very impulsive adhder. U changed my view of impulsivity. Thank u god bless u
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Thank you so much for speaking at our event TEDxTirguMures, keep being awesome James!
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My ADHD only lets me get five minutes into this......
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I LOVE your writing And presenting here. The chuckles keep coming and keeps me engaged - soooo much of what youre describing resonates with me on All the levels.
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Nicely done, James! This helps me understand my creative ADHD sister, and all her distractions, a bit more. Don’t fret about the audio on this- the presentation is funny, and we are laughing with you!
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Good job James! Love ya books and thanks for sharing your take on the connection between ADHD and creativity.
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This talk deserve millions view. I like his honesty. And he seems very depressed too 😢
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I am a graphic designer of 35 yrs. I have done high risk sports all my life. I've always been addicted to caffeine. I love inventing and making things. I'm impulsive, intolerant, and get anxiety. But I have come to enjoy the inventive problem solving out of the box thinking my seemingly unwired brain comes up with. My wife says I have ADHD. I don't need a doctors opinion now as a second opinion
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Was looking forward to this talk. You didn’t disappoint lol. Thank you :-)
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I'd love to hear more from this speaker!
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You're one of my heroes
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Wow! This speaks to me. Thank you.
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It had a man body and dinosaur head, full green w Skin with yellow mohawk
