If you identify as an ADD person, check your privilege.

Maybe you’re born with it, or maybe it’s modern day and your 20th century brain is still digesting Full House.

But labels feel validating, as per FUBU, and pills are a choice of pharma fashion. And lest you think I’m judging — I’ve had my chemical romance too.

And anyway, who are we fooling? You know you gotta pay for the candy 💊

So how about something different to chew on for your sweet tooth and your speedy brain, my pretty? Here’s something retro:

What is the sound of one hand clapping?

Welcome to the world of koan: the Zen Buddhist’s riddle to break the brain out of habitual thinking and inspire insight. It’s a program that your brain can’t execute and, at the same time, can’t avoid repeatedly trying as an inherent function of its design. Unstoppable force meets immovable object.

The answer isn’t on the plane you’ve been operating. You’ll just have to reach into other dimensions to retrieve it. So shift your perspective. Dis-orient.

Here, you’re the superhero, and your ADD is your superpower. Your “trauma set” is your hidden gold. It’s a PLUS. Lean into it and come play with paradox.