We are what we are and one can "enjoy" that and take advantage of what is or fight against it? It's all an adventure and we all have different trials and tribulations to work with. Why not enjoy working on the mud pit in front of you instead of wishing to be in someone else's mud pit that looks more interesting? The perspective we have of another's mud pit isn't that good so what we perceive as interesting might not be at all what we want.

I don't have ADD (I don't think, my sister-in-law does accuse my older brother of it though :-) but I can imagine how working with ADD, learning good study skills and literally having to put them into effect to get anywhere would be a "good" discipline. I have always wished I was more disciplined, could "make" myself do some of the things I wish I would but don't. We all have good and bad things going for us and, as you say, pachy it works both ways where the title makes you read the book or be suspicious of it. When in doubt, I fall back on my other strengths and enjoy them (humor, creativity, imagination, honesty, common sense/logic, intelligence, etc.). I do get things done and do have energy but don't always perceive that I do. I can see loving the problems that make you work harder?