Exploring Neurodiversity and ADHD with Dez Rock

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week I’m talking with Dez Rock, an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience and currently serves as the CEO at SIEMonster - a web security company. But today we’re focusing on her ADHD and how she believes it has made her into an exceptional leader.

In our conversation, we discuss our experiences with ADHD and its impact on our lives. We also talk about the importance of deadlines, the challenges and benefits of ADHD, and also touch on the significance of routine. And we also get into the need for support systems, the detrimental effects of shame, and the value of sharing personal stories within the neurodiverse community.

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This Episode’s Top Tips

Build routines and establish touchstones throughout the day to provide structure and support productivity. While routine can become boring, having a basic framework can help us stay on track and maintain a sense of stability.
We want to surround ourselves with support systems, including medication, routines, and other strategies tailored to our individual needs. We can also reach out to friends, family and other members of our communities for help in overcoming many of our ADHD challenges.
We need to understand that neurodiversity is not a one-size-fits-all concept. Each person has unique strengths and challenges, and it's important to avoid comparing ourselves to others. We can celebrate our individuality and focus on personal growth and well-being.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD.
0:05.7	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:09.9	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practice to help you work with
0:14.1	your ADHD brain.
0:15.8	Hey team, this week I'm talking with Des Rock, an entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience and currently,
0:21.6	who serves as the CEO of Seamaster, a web security company.
0:25.6	But today, we're focusing on her ADHD and how she believes it has made her into an exceptional leader.
0:31.6	In our conversation, we discuss our experiences with ADHD and its impact on our lives.
0:36.6	We also talk about the importance of deadlines,
0:39.0	the challenges and benefits of ADHD, and also touch on the significance of routine. We also get
0:44.9	into the need for our support systems, the detrimental effects of shame, and the value of sharing
0:49.9	personal stories within the neurodiverse community. I had a great time talking with
0:54.3	Des, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. If you'd like to follow along on
0:58.9	the show notes page, you can find that at hacking your ADHD.com slash 143. All right,
1:05.2	keep on listening to find out how ADHD can guide your life in the workplace and beyond.
1:13.6	One of the interesting things I found when I was reading your bio is like you have strengths
1:17.5	in seeing the big picture and you see everything as an opportunity and thrive well under
1:21.7	pressure and I'm like, oh, that's classic ADHD. That's exactly right. I actually put that in there
1:26.5	as clues, but all of that, everything you see there, if I didn't tell you I had ADHD, you should be able to work it out from my bio when I say work best under pressure. I see all fires, all fronts at all times, the level of multitasking. It's very obvious when you look for it, yeah. I find at least for myself that the opposite is true as well.
1:44.9	Like there's no pressure. I don't thrive at all. So yeah, I think that's a very known thing that time
1:49.9	constraints like the pressure because at the end of the day it's a dopamine deficiency, right?
1:54.5	So we'll chase that dopamine no matter how it is. And we normally chase it by having a,
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