Hyperfixation or New Career Path?
A Field Guide for Burned-Out AuDHD (& 'Gifted') Adults Making Drastic Life Decisions at 2AM
It usually starts with a link.
An article about traditional bread-making. A video on obscure medieval pigments. A podcast on how to make your own hand cream using nothing but foraged moss and neurotic perfectionism.
And then:
Your brain lights up.
Your heart rate spikes.
You are, briefly, unstoppable.
By the time your friends have gone to bed, you’ve got 23 tabs open, a new Notion workspace, and a shaky plan to quit your job and open a kombucha bar-slash-archive of Eastern European zines. It's 2:00 AM and you feel alive for the first time all week.
Welcome to the intersection of autism, ADHD, gifted kid residue, and the late-capitalist death spiral of identity. Also known as:
“Maybe this is my new life.”