ADT is induced by modern life – the busyness of modern life. If you have true ADD, you are born with it. I would say 75 to 80% have a severe case of modern life or what I call, attention deficit trait, ADT. Ned Hallowell: I often ask, ‘do you have true ADD or a severe case of modern life?’ Five to ten percent of the population has true ADD or ADHD. So first, let’s start with what is clinical ADD? And what is run of the mill everyday distraction?ĭr. As a psychiatrist, you bring a medical perspective to this issue. Everyone seems to be overwhelmed or driven to distraction. Hallowell, you have just published Driven to Distraction at Work, which is a super hot topic now. The following are edited excerpts of their conversation. Hallowell spoke with Stew about his most recent book Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive. He is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of the Hallowell Centers, which are located in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.

Ned Hallowell, a child and adult psychiatrist, leading authority in the field of ADHD and a former faculty member of the Harvard Medical School. On Work and Life, Stew Friedman spoke with Dr. Every Tuesday at 7 pm EST, Stew speaks with everyday people and the world’s leading experts about creating harmony among work, home, community, and the private self (mind, body, and spirit). Work and Life is a radio program hosted by Stew Friedman, director of the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project, on Sirius XM’s Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by Wharton.

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