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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.100,0:00:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As recently as last week,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.91,0:00:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been told in class\Nto stop tapping my foot.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.25,0:00:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been told to think before I speak,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.69,0:00:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not call out, color in the lines,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.40,0:00:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stop leaving my seat.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.06,0:00:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life in the public education system\Nas a child with ADHD was very difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.13,0:00:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was so difficult, my mother\Nheld me back in kindergarten
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.56,0:00:31.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to better acclimate me to my peers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.64,0:00:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the long run, that served me very well;
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.62,0:00:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however, in the short run,\Nit compounded my social inadequacies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.06,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some students labeled me as stupid.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.23,0:00:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One history professor in high school
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.41,0:00:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went so far as to tell me\NI'd only be average.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.76,0:00:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there's a place for people like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.59,0:00:52.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I got older, I - quote, unquote -\N"outgrew my ADHD."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.70,0:00:54.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever that means.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.41,0:00:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite my academic success,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.57,0:00:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some people still question\Nmy train of thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.63,0:01:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.29,0:01:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was watching a Red Sox game last week.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.45,0:01:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David Ortiz hit a mammoth home run.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.66,0:01:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you see Mark Wahlberg\Nhas a new movie coming out:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.14,0:01:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Transformers"?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.63,0:01:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.69,0:01:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you have any time this Sunday,\Ncome see me speak at TED.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.08,0:01:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're all confused, aren't you? Baffled.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.82,0:01:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, this is my normal train of thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.30,0:01:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let me explain you\Nthe logic about how this works.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.58,0:01:29.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we started with David Ortiz.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.68,0:01:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David Ortiz plays\Nfor the Boston Red Sox.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.79,0:01:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know who else is from Boston?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.48,0:01:35.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marky Mark.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.71,0:01:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.68,0:01:39.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I connected: Boston - Marky Mark.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.54,0:01:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, Marky Mark, if you remember,\Nhe played in the movie "Ted."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.57,0:01:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.58,0:01:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know the one with\Nthe creepy stuffed bear? Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.87,0:01:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I correlated that to TED Talks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.53,0:01:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, my brain works like hyperlinks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.01,0:01:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I actually learned\Nabout this in high school
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.29,0:01:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we used to play a game\Ncalled the Wikipedia game.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.89,0:02:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This may speak to the\Ncaliber of student I was,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.12,0:02:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when we get bored in class,\Nwe play this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.49,0:02:03.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way it worked
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.75,0:02:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that you pick one page,\Nand you pick a really random second page,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.02,0:02:10.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whoever could get to the really\Nrandom second page first would win.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.67,0:02:11.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was the one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.82,0:02:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.09,0:02:15.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So today we're going\Nto play the Wikipedia game,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.35,0:02:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to see how my brain works.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.94,0:02:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to start with Ken Starr\Nand get to Gibson guitars.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.12,0:02:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if you remember Ken's story,\Ninvestigated Clinton in the 90s, anyway -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.49,0:02:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're going to begin\Nat Mr Starr's page.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.71,0:02:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're going to take a nice broad topic,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.69,0:02:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,American.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.06,0:02:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This takes us to the United States page.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.49,0:02:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On that page, we're going to go\Nto the culture section;
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.38,0:02:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to click on Chuck Berry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.61,0:02:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's Chuck.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.84,0:02:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He happens to be playing a Gibson guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.23,0:02:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in four clicks, we made it to Gibson.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.69,0:02:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two seemingly random topics,\Ntransitioned fluidly in four clicks.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.39,0:02:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is how my brain works.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.95,0:02:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.49,0:02:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, all this talk about ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.02,0:03:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is ADHD?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.17,0:03:06.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first of all, ADHD stands for\Nattention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.93,0:03:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It probably means nothing to you guys
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.71,0:03:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because all you imagine is a small child\Nrunning around in a classroom,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.21,0:03:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can't control himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.21,0:03:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, quite frankly,\Nthe face of ADHD is a little different.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.26,0:03:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be a man or woman in her 30s
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.40,0:03:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's having trouble\Npaying her bills, or his bills.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.85,0:03:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It could be a college student
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.47,0:03:26.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who should have finished\Nhis work, or her work, ten hours ago
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.57,0:03:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but is just so incredibly bored\Nby the content.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.38,0:03:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or it could be Justin Timberlake.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.09,0:03:32.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is ADHD too.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.53,0:03:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So people look at people with ADHD,\Nthey see a couple key characteristics:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.44,0:03:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inattention;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.77,0:03:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our mouth seems like it's run by a motor,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.34,0:03:44.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we speak very quickly\Nand have a lot to say, a lot of passion;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.57,0:03:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're constantly fidgety,\Nlike my foot, or leaving my seat.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.84,0:03:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these are the traits that people see.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.49,0:03:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the thing is,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.74,0:03:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Internet is built\Nfor people with ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.52,0:03:57.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.79,0:03:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you got Twitter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.34,0:04:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twitter's limited to 140 characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.33,0:04:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how much inattention you have,\Nyou can focus on 140 characters -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.50,0:04:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not words, characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.63,0:04:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instagram.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.79,0:04:12.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instagram is simply photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.87,0:04:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even children can enjoy photos\Nand sustain focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.83,0:04:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But on top of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.17,0:04:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Internet is a place where people\Nindiscriminately say what they want.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.73,0:04:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like my teachers told me to think\Nbefore I speak, back in the day -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.88,0:04:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nobody thinks before\Nthey speak on the Internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.52,0:04:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.19,0:04:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a favorite tweet of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.92,0:04:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's from an Ohio State football player.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.89,0:04:35.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wanted the world to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.45,0:04:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why should we have to go to class\Nif we came here to play football?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.37,0:04:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We ain't come to play school;\Nclasses are pointless."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.03,0:04:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.99,0:04:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of great thought\Nwent into that tweet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.05,0:04:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.80,0:04:51.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this is a favorite\NInstagram post of mine.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.63,0:04:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love this rendition
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.93,0:04:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of small children playing\NWalter and Jesse from Breaking Bad,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.92,0:04:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with fake masks for Halloween.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.03,0:04:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.53,0:05:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only did the mother think\Nit'd be a great idea
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.87,0:05:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give her children fake masks\Nand dress them up like Jesse and Walter,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.76,0:05:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she then posted it to Instagram.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.03,0:05:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of thought went into this.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.85,0:05:15.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the funny thing about the Internet?\NIt's making us all a little ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.61,0:05:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Roddy at Harvard\NUniversity calls this
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.87,0:05:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Acquired Attention Deficit Disorder."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.03,0:05:24.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way this works is that\Nif you're ADHD like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.05,0:05:30.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my neurotransmitter system\Nwith dopamine is slowed down;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.11,0:05:33.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't work the same way\Nas everybody else's.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.29,0:05:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what happens is\Nwhen you go on the Internet constantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.14,0:05:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get a constant shot of dopamine.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.49,0:05:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what happens is
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.73,0:05:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get used to getting\Na constant shot of dopamine,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.20,0:05:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so yours too slows down.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.31,0:05:46.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you're stuck doing a mundane task,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.42,0:05:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like mowing the lawn\Nor driving in the car
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.51,0:05:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever you're doing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.80,0:05:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that doesn't give you\Ninstant dopamine like the Internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.50,0:05:56.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the system slows down\Nand you get bored really quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.10,0:05:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have this society where people\Ncan't get away from their cell phones,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.66,0:06:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where they get bored,\Nthey don't get the dopamine.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.44,0:06:04.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And basically -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.79,0:06:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, wait a second,\NI got a little ahead of myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.54,0:06:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when you have ADHD,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.28,0:06:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the funny things that happen
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.33,0:06:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you just get completely\Nahead of yourself sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.21,0:06:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, let me resume where we're at.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.13,0:06:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.40,0:06:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what has happened in society
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.71,0:06:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is we have two categories\Nof people with ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.66,0:06:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have people like me;\NI have adolescent ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.24,0:06:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've had it since I was three;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.72,0:06:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can ask my mom\Nright here - God bless her.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.20,0:06:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.25,0:06:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you got type two:\Nit's adult onset.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.91,0:06:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, it comes\Nfrom using the Internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.23,0:06:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I categorized it\Nin kind of the same way as diabetes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.44,0:06:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's one you're born with,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.84,0:06:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but then there's one\Nthat comes with the environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.33,0:06:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The difference between ADHD and diabetes,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.33,0:06:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other than the pancreas\Nand stuff like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.81,0:06:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the fact that there's\Nan advantage to being type one.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.43,0:06:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, there's an advantage.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.08,0:06:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There're two distinct advantages that\Nset me up better to handle the Internet
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.64,0:07:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than people without ADHD,\Nthat just acquire it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.25,0:07:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, one trait is hyper-focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.31,0:07:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I'm interested in something,\NI can give it 150%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.40,0:07:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rest of the world is stuck at 100;\Nthey're like, "I'm doing my best."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.84,0:07:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm like, "I'm doing my best!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.49,0:07:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.10,0:07:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm up all night,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.53,0:07:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm like an encyclopedia\Nabout it in about a week, you know.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.67,0:07:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing is that\NI'm not overburdened by the Internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.96,0:07:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not overwhelmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.35,0:07:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a discriminatory focus:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.80,0:07:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know exactly what I want,\Nand I don't focus on anything else.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.75,0:07:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why, you know,\Nwhat I'm doing something I love,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.47,0:07:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not a problem - I'm 150%.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.13,0:07:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I have to do work for, like,\Nmy science teacher's science class,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.35,0:07:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it may take me all day.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.54,0:07:40.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, um -
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.77,0:07:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the other thing,\Nwe have another advantage.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.02,0:07:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's peripheral focus. Yes!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.16,0:07:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we're in this zone,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.50,0:07:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't see the essential\Nthat everybody else normally focuses on.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.01,0:07:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see a side detail,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.43,0:07:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what happens is\Nwe're able to create a new essential.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.23,0:07:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is what makes\Nthe great entrepreneurs,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.23,0:07:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially in the technological field.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.15,0:08:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A good example of this\Nis David Neeleman.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.29,0:08:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wonder if you all know\Nwho David Neeleman is?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.66,0:08:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As indicated by the picture,\Nhe's the CEO of JetBlue.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.24,0:08:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He created the e-ticket -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.24,0:08:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly how most of you got here today,\Nthrough an e-ticket.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.74,0:08:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He credits his ADHD for his success.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.24,0:08:19.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"One of the weird things\Nabout the ADHD I have
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.94,0:08:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is if you're really passionate\Nabout something,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.26,0:08:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you are really good\Nat focusing on that thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.70,0:08:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's kind of bizarre\Nthat you can't pay the bills,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.52,0:08:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can't do mundane tasks,\Nbut you can do your hyper-focus area."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.68,0:08:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Internet is built for people like us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.44,0:08:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So remember, next time\Nyou run into somebody
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.00,0:08:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who's a little overzealous,\Ntalks a little too much,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.06,0:08:43.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has some inattention,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.09,0:08:45.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't look down at them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.49,0:08:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He might be your next boss.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.18,0:08:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.83,0:08:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) (Applause)