When “Slow and Steady” Feels Like Psychological Torture

As an ADHDer, “slow and steady wins the race” has never once felt true in my body.

Short bursts of energy? Yes. Deadline-fueled superhuman focus? Absolutely. Twelve hours of intense productivity followed by collapse? I can do that in my sleep.

But the long game? Sustained, incremental progress over months or years? The steady climb where each day looks ro…