Disruptive Empathy

Disruptive Empathy

The Wiring Beneath: The ADHD Tax

Keeping meaningful work meaningful

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Eric Near
May 14, 2026
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I used to think that my brain was just a series of poorly labeled patch panels. In the early days of my career (back when we were still crimping our own Cat5 cables), I assumed that if I just found the right cable management strategy, I could finally stop the signal interference. I thought that if I bought enough PalmPilots or organized my FileMaker Pro…

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