It's simultaneously true that mental illness is a real thing AND that disorders as defined by the DSM are just collections of thought or behavior patterns that tend to cluster and produce distress *or* difficulty functioning in everyday life. They're necessarily context-dependent
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Yup. In adulthood, I find I, still, either *really, really” dive into something, or have to slog through it like mud.
FWIW, I think it's fine for adults to choose to take medication to make their brains work the way they want them to, though I think the broader culture should be a lot more supportive in helping them first figure out if they'd be better off rearranging their cognitive work
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I can't remember if I talked about it while taping w/
@david_perell, but the school I observed at had couches in one classroom and tall tables in another. Sometimes kids would stand, wiggle, and sit. Sometimes walk around before sitting. They stayed engaged — fascinating to watch
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