People with ADHD often face deficits in executive functions. Planning, organizing, or simply remembering to act upon certain responsibilities are some very common issues that make the day-to-day of individuals with ADHD more difficult. One notable environment in which this impacts life is the workplace. Deficits in executive functions tend to predict not only job performance but also burnout and stress levels.

Unsurprisingly, people with ADHD are more likely to suffer from occupational burnout and, as a result, tend to also be less financially stable. This being said, challenges that were thought to be ADHD specific, such as overstimulation or an overburdened cognitive load capacity, are starting to extend to the general population.

A large study on more than 2.5 million people in 168 countries showed that the proportion of people suffering from stress in the global population went from 25 percent in 2009 to 38 percent in 2021. In just a bit more than 10 years, humanity became more stressed than ever. Mentions of burnout by employees on Glassdoor increased by 32 percent in just six years, and an increasing proportion of individuals mention difficulties concentrating, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion in their day-to-day challenges.

What changed?

In recent years, our brains have had to process an increasing amount of information every day. From notifications to the rise of AI to social media, everything in our environment is fighting for our

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