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Overloaded Circuits: Why Smart People Underperform. The Idea in Brief Frenzied executives who fidget through meetings, miss appointments, and jab at the elevator’s “door close” button aren’t crazy—just crazed. They’re suffering from a newly recognized neurological phenomenon called attention deficit trait (ADT). Marked by distractibility, inner frenzy, and impatience, ADT prevents managers from clarifying priorities, making smart decisions, and managing their time. This insidious condition turns otherwise talented performers into harried underachievers. And it’s reaching epidemic proportions. ADT isn’t an illness or character defect. It’s our brains’ natural response to exploding demands on our time and attention. How to control ADT’s ravaging impact on performance?

These strategies may seem like no-brainers. The Idea in Practice How You Can Combat ADT Promote Positive Emotions Negative emotions—especially fear—can hamper productive brain functioning. Take Physical Care of Your Brain Organize for ADT What Your Company Can Do Example: [Research to Prevent Blindness] Research to Prevent Blindness. Sight and Sound Technology | Solutions for the Blind, Visually Impaired and for people with Learning and Reading Difficulties. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [NIDCD] How we see color - Colm Kelleher.