The Blog
Writing on building a company, and on building one with ADHD.
Written by Dr. John M. Torrens, Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management.
Series · 3 parts · ADHD
Time blindness and ADHD entrepreneurship
Three parts for founders with ADHD, 15 minutes in all. Start with part one.
- Part One of Three: Your ADHD Brain Does Not Experience Time the Way You Think It DoesYou are not bad with time. Your brain processes it differently. And that distinction changes everything about how you approach your business.5 min read
- Part Two of Three: The Time Blindness Tax: What It Is Actually Costing Your BusinessThe patterns show up everywhere. Here is how to read them.4 min read
- Part Three of Three: You Cannot Fix Time Blindness. You Can Build Around It.Seven evidence-based strategies for ADHD entrepreneurs who are tired of being ambushed by their own calendar6 min read
Series · 3 parts · ADHD
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHD entrepreneurship
Three parts for founders with ADHD, 15 minutes in all. Start with part one.
- Part One of Three: The Emotional Pattern Quietly Running Your BusinessYou lost a deal. The client went another direction.5 min read
- Part Two of Three: Where RSD Is Hiding in Your BusinessIt does not always look like distress. It looks like avoidance, perfectionism, and decisions you cannot explain.4 min read
- Part Three of Three: Managing RSD: How to Stop Letting Your Nervous System Make Your Business DecisionsEight evidence-based strategies for ADHD entrepreneurs who recognize the pattern and are ready to change it6 min read
Series · 3 parts · ADHD
Dopamine dysregulation and ADHD entrepreneurship
Three parts for founders with ADHD, 23 minutes in all. Start with part one.
- Part One of Three: Why Your ADHD Brain Struggles to Start (Even When You Know What to Do)You know exactly what you need to do today. The task is right there. It matters. And still, you cannot make yourself start. This is neurochemistry — and once you understand the mechanism, everything changes.6 min read
- Part Two of Three: Do You Recognize Yourself in Any of This?The behavioral fingerprints of dopamine dysregulation in entrepreneurial life8 min read
- Part Three of Three: Stop Managing Symptoms. Start Managing Your Dopamine System.Eight evidence-based strategies for ADHD entrepreneurs who are done being passengers in their own brains9 min read
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