One Checkpoint Instead of Self-Judgment

Dyslexia doesn't mean I approach everything slowly.

Quite the opposite. My brain can move very fast.

October is ADHD Awareness Month, and it's also Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here's one thing dyslexia taught me at work.

There are specific places where moving fast increases the likelihood of an error.

So I pay attention there.

That's different from telling myself:

I'm bad at this.

If I know where errors are more likely, I can create a checkpoint. I can reread. I can verify. I can slow down for thirty seconds where thirty seconds matters.

Then I can keep moving.

In Grounded in How I'm Wired, I call that targeted compensation. And targeted compensation is far less exhausting than treating your entire brain as unreliable.

It can be this simple:

→ Before sending, verify the date.

→ Before submitting, check the numbers.

→ Before leaving, look at the checklist.

Target the vulnerability instead of distrusting the entire system.

I didn't call any of this accommodation for years. I called it figuring my shit out. I still like that description.

Accommodation doesn't have to mean incapacity. Sometimes, accommodation is simply information applied intelligently.

Where could one checkpoint replace a judgment you've been making about yourself?

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