You’ve got energy, enthusiasm, ideas, and commentary.  And of course you want to share.

Some people at your office love to hear it.  They like the dreaming,
the debating, the dissecting — and when you stop by their desk on your
way back from the copier, it’s an invigatoring breath of fresh air (for
a few moments, anyway).

Others just want you to keep on walking.  Sure, they’ll be polite
and indulge you for a second — especially if you have at least
something relevant to their world.  But after that? Move along!

Point is — we with our many thoughts should keep an eye on ourselves
to make sure we share with those who would welcome, and not with those
who don’t.  And let’s do this before we start talking.
Because once our mouths get moving, our social sensors sometimes go on
standby.  Harmony.  We can sing it if we try.

Your job interview is going GREAT.  They love you, love your skills, love everything.  You’re in.

Then out of nowhere, your mouth says something like, “And hey, with
me as your new marketing chief, you’ll finally quit getting your asses
kicked by your crosstown competitors!”

Oops!

The interviewer’s eyes narrow.  The mood darkens.  And you know
you’ve blown it.  In one little sentence you managed to belittle your
prospective employer, been crude, and made yourself look like an
arrogant, self-proclaimed savior.

No soup for you — Get out!

Is this your ADD impulsivity at work?  Maybe so.  Maybe someone without ADD might
have been able to control himself, but not you.  Then again, maybe it
was your insides telling you that the company isn’t really any good,
that its products really stink, and that the only thing that would
improve their revenue better would be your sales voodoo — not any real
superiority in the marketplace.

And maybe your ADD just saved you a whole bunch of misery.  (Feel
free to re-write this story with a boyfriend/girlfriend conversation —
it’s even more fun.)