Consistency makes you a great employee.
Until it kills your best work.
For years I was in awe of this work pattern.
I'd be lost in meetings and late on all admin tasks.
Then pull all-nighters on side initiatives nobody asked for.
ADHDers are seen as inconsistent at work.
One day you're crushing a presentation.
The next, you let your messages pile up.
Your manager notices. You notice more.
But those tasks you're inconsistent at?
Are they low-stakes busywork?
Status updates. Weekly reports.
Stuff that keeps things running but doesn't 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 much.
And tell me this:
➡️when the work has stakes
➡️when there's a blocker to crack
➡️when you actually have autonomy
Do you become a different person?
🤩You move fast when it matters.
🤩You see connections others miss.
🤩You care deeply about getting it 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
I'm sorry but how is that inconsistency?
ADHDers refuse to pretend admin tasks deserve the same energy as work that creates actual impact.
Here's an experiment:
🔎Audit your last "hyperfocus" workday.
🔎What made it different?
→ Creative problem-solving?
→ High stakes?
→ Freedom to do it your way?
ADHDers fail at mundane work because they excel at problems that matter.