About The Hyperfocus Lab
The Hyperfocus Lab is an independent publication launched in May 2024 by AJ Tatum.
The Hyperfocus Lab's mission is to share not only the knowledge I have gathered over the years, but also the realizations and personal insights that come from working with and living with ADHD. Whether you are looking for information to help you in your next tech project, learn more about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or to satisfy your insatiable curiosity about a bunch of odd & niche topics, I hope you will find what you are looking for at The Hyperfocus Lab.
Together, we will embrace the complexity of ourselves and the world's minds as we delve into topics that fascinate us.
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About AJ Tatum
My venture into the realms of technology and entrepreneurship was far from traditional, although I can't say I didn't give it the good old college try!
I struggled to focus in many traditional settings throughout my life as an ADHD child, but I did fairly well in those that allowed me to hyperfocus on a particular topic of interest. During my adolescence in the early 1990s, I focused an enormous portion of my attention to computers and the world of the internet, obsessively trying to solve problems and build websites. I vividly recall noticing the problems with schoolwork and the educational system when I was a kid, so it is not that I had any real problems in school per se; rather, it was that we just did not get along.
Not until I was in my late twenties was I given the official ADHD diagnosis. It helped put a lot of the puzzle pieces together and made sense of my various quirks and difficulties.
I saw this diagnosis not as a curse but as a liberating turning point in my life, a tool to make sense of my experiences and tap into my potential. As a self-taught techie and homelabber, I dove headfirst into the fascinating world of computers, networks, and programming. A profession in web development and digital marketing was born out of my unbridled enthusiasm.
This newfound insight ignited my entrepreneurial spirit, propelling me to push the frontiers of creativity and innovation. It has been a really gratifying and challenging journey, and I am always learning more about neurodiversity and all the different ways it manifests in people, including myself.
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