Creativity

[Mikk1]

Creativity is one of the typical traits of ADHD. I can think about 3 ways for it.

One way is creativity in job. It could be a job typically creative, like to be an artist, or it could be a more common job where anyway creativity could contribute to do things in a different way, sometimes appreciated.

A second way for creativity could be an hobby, something we do just for our pleasure, to express ourselves outside a job that does not fully allow that.

A third way for creativity is a need. Not just a possibility in this case as in the previous 2 ones, but exactly a need that we have. In life we have to struggle because we are often outside the standard path, so we need to demonstrate in some way that sometimes yes we do mistakes, but we are worth. So creativity could be a way to demonstrate it, to reach any small success that says: look, I did this with my peculiar creativity, and it worked, I do not do mistakes only.

So, how do you express your creativity?

[Mikk1]

Maybe I was too much philosophical here ...

[STEM_Dad]

In my job, I use creativity in a way that I suspect most people wouldn't recognize... to fix computer issues. I work in Information Technology customer support. It's my job to fix problems and find solutions. The secret to my success is being a creative problem solver.

Most people would not like the work I do. It can seem very bland, or way too technical. I love it, the daily novelty of it. But, the two motivations that drive me to do my work are much more foundational than the career field I've found my niche in: I like serving people and solving problems.

(The same motivations served me well in retail sales and in math tutoring, before I discovered that my interest and knowledge with computers was very atypical, and made me well suited to IT work.)

Besides that, I have creative ability in art and creative writing, but have to work much harder to motivate myself to actually do them, even though I enjoy them when I do them.