Surviving Your Job with ADD

Levi Govaerts

@legovaer

1987

Solution Architect

Lead Developer

Drupal Evangelist

Drupal Europe 2018

Let me tell you a story . . .

. . . about a prodigy child

who grew up in the 90's . . .

That one story about . . .

. . . how I became a hero . . .

. . . got lost . . . . .

. . . but then found myself again . . .

Multimedia Techniques @ SISA Antwerpen

Gave classes to fellow students

Felt in love with Drupal

Finished an apprenticeship at Thinkmedia Magazines

Achieved a 95% overall score on my final assignment

HERO!!

IT @ KdG Antwerp

ADD

Lack of Focus & Hyperfocus

Forgetfulness

Impulsivity

Lack of Motivation

Not often recognized

ADHD !== ADD

IT @ KdG Antwerp

Loved Practical Classes

Hated Theory Classes

Loved the beer ...

Multimedia & Communication @ KdG Hoboken

More Practical

Less Theory

Success!

He's a difficult child

You need to focus harder in order to get better grades

You forgot to wear pants today

You are the definition of Chaos

1000 Good Ideas

0 Realisations

Welcome to the ADD Experience!

How many different beers did you see?

How many times did you see the same beer?

How many times did the light go out?

How many times did I walk in front of my computer?

How many kitties did you see?

How many slides with kitties did you see?

How many modules did you hear in the song?

You did see 6 different beers

There were 23 slides with kitties

You saw 64 kitties in total

You heard 4 modules during the song

It's difficult but it's not impossible.

Talk About It!

Share Your Experiences / Tips & Tricks

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Thanks =)

Surviving your job with ADD

By Levi Govaerts

Surviving your job with ADD

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