By Mikayla Redden (Follow us on LinkedIn) If you read my last post, you might remember the trampoline full of tennis balls metaphor I provided as an example of how living with a neurodivergent brain feels for me. In that post, I introduced ADHD in adulthood, difficulties with focus, planning, and organization, and how they affectContinue reading “How to be a librarian (or succeed in self-directed work) when you have ADHD: Part 2”
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How to Be a Librarian (or succeed in self-directed work) When You Have ADHD: Part 1
By Mikayla Redden (Follow us on LinkedIn) Imagine you’re jumping up and down on a giant trampoline enclosed in a safety net. You feel an intense, childlike joy. Then someone dumps a bucket of tennis balls onto the trampoline with you. Most are lime green, except one that is neon orange. The balls bounce around inContinue reading “How to Be a Librarian (or succeed in self-directed work) When You Have ADHD: Part 1”
From DOOM Box to Boom Box
By Michael Muehe In July, I attended the AALL conference in Denver, ready to take in new ideas, meet new people, and learn lots of librarianship tips and tricks from colleagues and vendors; but, in the back of my mind, I worried about how much information I would actually end up remembering from it. AsContinue reading “From DOOM Box to Boom Box”
Now, Where Was I? Finding Your Focus as an ADHD Law Librarian
By Michael Muehe “That’s a lot of books, you must like to read,” a stranger said to me while we waited for the bus, pointing to the couple of books I was holding. “I’m a librarian, reading’s a big part of me, I suppose,” I replied lightheartedly. Little did this person know that I hadContinue reading “Now, Where Was I? Finding Your Focus as an ADHD Law Librarian”