Is the inability to see “big picture” things a common adhd trait or just a “people are different” trait?
Example, ive never enjoyed jobs that involve long term planning because most of the managers etc have no clue how the actual work or the details of a project are done. They say they’ll “do x thing by y time” without knowing anything about it or the actual amount of work and expertise it would take.
Now im the one doing the detailed actual work. And I enjoy it because its real vs a bunch of people making a plan about something they dont even know how to do.
Same thing with “5 year plans”.I literally cannot do it because 1. All my plans involve “have money to do thing” and 2. You could easily get cancer and die in 5 years (or other big changes).
Now I do invest for long term (because its easy) but otherwise I find it very hard to look at big picture things without every single detail.
Investing in long term is easy? 💀
Ok, that statement aside, I actually don’t know if for me this is due to ADHD or autism. I’m still undiagnosed for both but I always thought this was my autism thing. For me, I’m the person that can’t see the big picture. I like doing the work because it’s the smaller pieces that usually have a clear objective. I don’t understand things like “aligning with the mission” or the wacko lingo 'cause I can’t see it. It’s kind of like mental math for me. I can’t do it. I struggle imagining the numbers in my head—like how I can’t collage together everything needed for a successful project. Sometimes out of nowhere I’ll get a eureka moment but I for the life of me can never be a project manager.
Investing safe will small dividends but high safety is not as difficult as it seems. You can get a mix of: • state bonds • big ETF collection that basically never got in red since their beginning 10+ years ago • some bank accounts even give you a small 2/3% just by leaving the money there. Not the best but it’s better than nothing