ADHD/ADD
July 14, 2022

Turn ADHD Symptoms Into Superpowers

Discover your own superpowers by using Opal to manage ADHD symptoms and improve focus, productivity and time management skills.

What’s a Rich Text element?

The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.

Static and dynamic content editing

A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!

How to customize formatting for each rich text

Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.

What’s a Rich Text element?

The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.

Static and dynamic content editing

A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!

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How to customize formatting for each rich text

Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.

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Whether you’ve never seen a superhero movie in your life, or you’re first in line for every premiere, we all know what happens: When a villain threatens a city, an unassuming civilian unleashes their long-concealed superpower to save the day.

While fictional, this scenario isn’t too far from reality—minus the overly-dramatic fight scenes. For adults with ADHD, the things that set them apart, like hyperactivity and impulsivity, can actually be used to their advantage, even in the workplace. Here’s how:

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Hyperfocus

Hyperfocus refers to an intense fixation on an interest or activity for an extended period of time. For example, someone with an interest in computer programming may spend hours debugging thousands of lines of code, pushing aside other necessities, like eating, until they become urgent.

Because hyperfocus is great for engaging in longer tasks requiring intense concentration, it can be an asset. This is especially true when people with ADHD are able to channel their focus into something more productive, like a work-related activity.

To go one step further, try using recurring sessions on Opal to dedicate a portion of your day/week to hyperfocus on certain tasks. And, set your protection level to Deep Focus to block out all distractions.

High Energy

Having high energy can also be an asset, especially in the workplace. By finding a line of work that’s the right fit for you (because let’s face it—doing mundane tasks like paperwork can make it hard to find the motivation to even get started, let alone focus), being a high-energy individual can be an advantage.

Not only will having a lot of energy translate into greater productivity and thus, higher work performance, you’ll most likely inspire your coworkers to do the same, ultimately energizing the workplace. All it takes is one person to make everything more fun!

Creativity

Inattention and impulsivity suggest a connection between creativity and ADHD, according to Scientific American. Because people with ADHD tend to have many ideas at once and are more willing to take risks, they approach new situations with out-of-the-box perspectives.

Regardless of your position at work, leveraging your natural way of thinking can keep things moving forward and produce more meaningful results.

To go one step further, whenever an idea comes to mind, write it down on Notion—a tool that we use at Opal to organize everything that our team works on!

With the right tools, common symptoms of ADHD can be rethought of as strengths, like hyperfocus, high energy and creativity.

Here at Opal, we believe that every one of us deserves control over our lives. If you need additional support as you navigate life with ADHD, check out Focus Coaching.

Kenneth Schlenker
Kenneth Schlenker
Founder & CEO

I’m founder and CEO of Opal, the world’s leading Screen Time management software. I spend my days empowering 1 Billion people to focus better day to day.

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