ADHD is thinking about all the things you have to do, getting stressed about all the things, worrying about the consequences of not doing the things, but still feeling stuck and unable to do any of the things.

A small Roman field force #history

Stunning cover designs for various The Folio Society books: The Hittites, The Babylonians, The Egyptians, The Persians (1/2).

We have a couple of resident peacocks where we live. I have named them Pericles and Parmenion. Pericles is very diplomatic and says good morning every day. Parmenion is a dick. #Classics #Greece #Macedonia #NOTbirdsofafeather

steven i thought you were dead

The period from 96 AD to 180 AD has been labelled the time of the Five Good Emperors. These were Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.

#MosaicMonday Ever wondered what it might be like to be raised by a friendly She-wolf just like the famous Roman twins Romulus and Remus? Wake up to this glorious smile 😁 📍Aldborough, c. 300-400 CE 🏛Leeds City Museum 📸 Following Hadrian

One of the most profound things I read in my original journey to ADHD diagnosis was what Dr. Ned Hallowell calls “the cough drop sign” in the book, Driven To Distraction. I’d never felt more seen before reading this quote. It comes from one of Hallowell’s ADHD patients:

‘But you don’t understand,’ I said, ‘my whole life is like that. I see something that I mean to do and then I don’t do it. It’s not only trivial things like the cough drop; it’s big things, too.’”

A guide to the vocabulary of classical architecture:

This is a great thread. Very much appreciate the effort you’ve gone through here The Cultural Tutor Thanks 😊

They are really good books. A great way to learn.

The ADHD urge to work on literally anything other than the one thing you should be working on.

#Relate

The history of Ancient Rome in 23 tweets:

ADHD makes it hard to plan and break down tasks. You have something that needs to be done, and your brain doesn't know where to start and it gets intimidated. And it loses any possible motivation. It feels like wayyy too much effort for any possible result.