ITL241: How to Turn ADD into an Asset and Get Stuff Done

In the Loop with Andy Andrews

Matt Lempert

Business

4.9 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2016

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode, I'm answering a listener question on how I stay focused at accomplishing tasks while dealing with Attention Deficit Disorder.

There are so many people who move slowly, and when they see somebody that's energetic, they think something is wrong with them.

It's crazy how many famous people, inventors, and leaders have ADD.
I think ADD is a benefit for entertainers or speakers because it makes you act faster.
Adults with ADD have generally learned how to deal with it and learned its benefits. But when it comes to children, I would be very careful with anyone saying something is "wrong" with them.

I have to make a choice just like everyone else does, but I make it from a different side.

A lot of people are prone to do nothing.
They have to discipline themselves to turn the TV off and go write, make phone calls, or work on something that will make their life better.
Everyone struggles with making themselves do what they want to do right off the bat.
A benefit of ADD is that, because you're thinking in a bunch of different directions, you connect dots and make sense of some things that will help other people.

Tune in this week to hear an amazing example of Andy's son Adam connecting the dots to create a logical story of how "noodling" got started.

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0:00.0	You're listening to In the Loop, a unique opportunity to see life from a different perspective
0:06.5	with New York Times bestselling author, Andy Andrews.
0:10.3	Now here's your host, David Loy.
0:13.0	Hi, and welcome to In The Loop with Andy Andrews.
0:15.9	I'm your host, David Loy.
0:17.2	Andy, thanks for joining us today.
0:19.0	David, hey, I'm excited to be here. Hey, and our sponsor today is Tucker ATV. Tucker ATV for all your ATV needs.
0:31.1	They have Polaris. They have Tucker ATV on Highway 43 North in Jackson, Alabama.
0:40.4	This is fantastic.
0:41.4	And I'm laughing because, first of all, I'm laughing at myself for laughing because we're the least professional sponsor givers.
0:51.0	Oh, yeah.
0:51.4	I'm trying to be like, you know, like a real, real radio guy, you know.
0:55.8	Tucker ATV.
0:57.8	Shannon and Lisa handle all your ATV needs.
1:02.5	Actually, Tucker ATV is where I have a Polaris, you know, that we use in the woods and everything. And they, they are awesome.
1:15.3	I mean, they're in Jackson, Alabama. And I'll tell you, you know, at some point, I need to just, we need to talk on the air.
1:25.7	I won't get into all of it today. But, you know, they,
1:30.9	they have Echo, outdoor power equipment. They have the, you know, Polaris stuff and all
1:36.8	this stuff. And people come from everywhere to go there.
1:52.0	And it's really because of Shannon, the guy who started the place and Lisa, his wife, Matt,
1:53.2	their son works there.
2:02.5	And it's an awesome place and people bypass a lot of other places to get there.
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