The Art of Misinformation

Hacking Your ADHD

William Curb

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Hey Team!

This week we’re talking misinformation which is an interesting topic because it feels like it should be something where its easy to define and identify. We’ve all seen stuff online where we looked at it and felt, “how the heck does anyone fall for this kind of stuff?”

And that’s actually something that plays right into the hands of falling for misinformation. When we think we’re immune to something, we’re not on the lookout for it when it isn’t quite as straightforward. It’s the stuff that rhymes with the truth that is often the easiest for us to get trick by.

While it is easier than ever for us to get access to ADHD information it also means we’re exposed to more misinformation about ADHD than ever as well. But with a little bit of caution I think we can muddle through fairly well. And what I mean is that we just have some rules that we should apply when we’re evaluating the information that we’re presented with.

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This Episode's Top Tips

Always verify the credibility of the information, especially when it relates to health - it’s easy for misinformation to spread, especially when it’s got some aspects of the truth to it.
Be aware that misinformation often stems from oversimplifications or well-meaning errors, not malice. This doesn’t mean it can’t still cause harm, but it does mean the need to be extra vigilant even when it comes to trusted sources. We all mistakes, I know I do.
Use the question, “compared to what?” to help you understand the full context and relevance of advice. Try and focus on implementing wins instead of focusing on the minutia.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Hacking Your ADHD.
0:06.8	I'm your host, William Kerb, and I have ADHD.
0:10.2	On this podcast, I dig into the tools, tactics, and best practices to help you work with your ADHD brain.
0:17.1	Hey, team, this week we're talking misinformation, which is an interesting topic because
0:22.1	it feels like it should be something where it's just easy to define and identify.
0:27.8	We've all seen stuff online where we looked at and went, how the heck does anyone fall
0:31.6	for this kind of stuff?
0:33.4	And that's actually something that plays right into the hands of falling for misinformation.
0:43.3	When we think we're immune to something, we're not on the lookout for it when it isn't quite as straightforward.
0:50.2	It's the stuff that rhymes with the truth. It's the stuff that rhymes with the truth that is often easiest for us to fall for.
0:55.2	While it's easier than ever for us to get access to ADHD information, it also means we're exposed to more misinformation about ADHD than ever as well. But with a little bit of
1:00.1	caution, I think we can muddle our way through fairly well. And what I mean is that we're just
1:05.0	going to have to have some rules that we should apply when we're evaluating this information
1:08.4	that we're presented with. So in today's episode, we're going to look at some of those rules and some of the ways that
1:13.9	we might be misinformed and misled with what we know about ADHD.
1:19.4	If you'd like to follow along on the show notes page, you can find that at hackyyouradHD.com
1:24.1	slash 199.
1:26.5	All right, keep on listening to find out how you can cure your ADHD for five easy payments
1:31.3	of 99.
1:37.3	I think a perfect example of how easily misinformation can pass our filters comes from earlier this year when there was this image of the Pope and a big puffy white coat being shared around social media. This picture was actually
1:48.5	AI generated. But most people didn't clock the AI nature of the photo. And why would they?
1:54.0	It was just a photo of the Pope in a coat. I know when I saw it in my feet I glanced at it
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