Anyway, what is hyperfocal focusing, and why do so many people suggest its use? When you focus your camera lens on an object, what’s behind the object and what’s in front of it are not focused so clearly. The depth of this zone of sharpness (front to back) is thicker for a small aperture (say f/11) than a wide aperture (say f/2.8). Jul 5, 2018 - It's called hyperfocus. For example, you don't notice the hours flying by while you plug away at a project or practice the piano. Some people call.
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Personally, I do not believe there is a difference between the two. Focus is one of the executive functions that has been effected by our deficit disorder and so it stands to reason we have reduced focusing capabilities... But we are still able to use that function, just not as frequently, and when we do; it's with reduced control.
Hyper implies that somehow we get to that standard level of focus, and then some more on top of that, to go beyond the majority of the population. Chemically and physically (brain size wise), that does not seem very probable or likely, to me anyway...
'But how can I play video games for hours on end or smash out a 20 page paper in one night?' People Without ADHD do this as well, but can will it on their own... and stop it on their own (separate executive function, that which is also impaired by the disorder).
Some people truly are 'lazy' (if we can call it that, laziness seems to always be a symptom of something deeper, but that's for another time), however; those people are a small percent that has been merged, to an extent, into ours due to outward similarities.
Majority of society can focus when they need to in order to achieve their goals. And because video games or a really interesting topic can make us focus, we seek it constantly to feel that sense of accomplishment. A feeling we hardly receive due to our thoughts being never ending, a constant chaos downloading into our thoughts all day, every day...
Probably another reason we constantly seek these stimulating activities: finally able to focus and tune things out like everyone else seems to do... Quiet time, though to someone else that might seem like a backwards reason. But here, it makes sense. Well, to me, of course. Not sure if everyone else will see it that way or not.
That's why I want to hear everyone's opinion (especially since you just read mine). So maybe there can start to be a common understanding, because a lot of different theories are floating around this sub...
TL;DR I don't expect to solve anything or define hyperfocus for textbooks, etc. Just hopefully discuss a topic to find a bigger picture, which could lead to a better understanding of something still surrounded by plenty of unknown.
[[Explained in Earlier thread ( https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/3xz660/starting_to_think_hyperfocus_happens_with/cyaoav7 ) that inspired this current one, if anyone wants more of the same ha]]
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