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Self-employment a better option for ADHD folks?

Self-employment a better option for ADHD folks?

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Tom Knighton
Apr 12, 2023
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For nearly a decade, I’ve worked primarily for myself.

Sure, I get paid by others, but I’ve worked either as a freelancer or for my own companies.

There’s a downside to this, to be sure. There are times when it’s feast or famine, for example. There’s no vacation time or sick leave. I haven’t been able to afford health insurance.

Yet there’s one thing that has kept me doing it all this time—I can actually do it and do it well.

Recently, I came across a story of another freelance writer that suggests there’s a reason for that.

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