After reading this article, I'm thinking: ADD doesn't seem to be an attention disorder.
It seems to be a disorder of our ability to compare info on the fly, assigning proper meaning to it - which, in turn, affects our ability to prioritize things - which, finally, causes loss of focus. What I mean by that?
What I lack isn't the ability to focus: it's the ability to decide on what to focus on. It isn't the ability to remember: it's the ability to decide on what is important enough to remember. And guess why I'm always late: both of the above. I have a hard time following conversations, not because I can't focus on the conversation per se, but because my brain can't decide on what's important enough to focus on (daydreams included). Overall, what I lack isn't focus itself, but the instinct to compare info in my brain. The instinct to deduce what value new info has for me and, thus, how my brain should use it. I usually need to write things down and use a lot of conscious effort before I can make sense of their worth. Is it the same for you?
Could it be that a general struggle to focus is the wrong way to go? Could learning how to compare - no, how to assign meaning - on the fly, be the "solution" for ADD? Is it even possible to consciously develop such an instinct?
Thoughts?