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From Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman to Ben Shapiro and Steve Bannon, the latest Epstein disclosures are giving powerful rivals fresh material to settle old scores.<\/a> \n Waldo, the 17-year-old protagonist of Jennette McCurdy\u2019s debut novel \u201cHalf His Age,\u201d is constantly buying something\u2014clothing, junk food, makeup products.\n <\/p>\n \n McCurdy is fascinated by teenage micro-vloggers who document the purchases they believe define their personalities.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cYou want that identity. You\u2019re craving that sense of identity,\u201d she says. \u201cYou know things you wish you didn\u2019t. You want to know more than you do. It\u2019s such a complicated age.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n In this episode of the Creative Control podcast, McCurdy discusses her new book and its themes of consumerism, consent, and class with KC Ifeanyi.\n <\/p>\n \n Explore more Fast Company video content<\/a> and listen to the full episode of Creative Control.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n ADHD at work: A challenge, a superpower\u2014or both?<\/p>\n \n In 2010, clinical psychiatrist Dale Archer published the New York Times best seller Better Than Normal, a book that highlighted the often-underappreciated benefits of various psychiatric diagnoses.\n <\/p>\n \n The book looked at strengths associated with conditions like bipolar disorder, OCD and schizophrenia. But there was one chapter that hit a little too close to home.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n \n After publishing it, Archer asked a colleague to conduct a psychiatric diagnostic on him.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cShe said, \u2018you\u2019re off the charts for ADHD,\u2019 and I go, \u2018Yeah, I know, I just wanted validation\u2019,\u201d he says.\n <\/p>\n \n In 2015, Archer published a follow-up book, The ADHD Advantage, focusing on some of the more positive attributes of his condition. In it, he profiled high achievers with ADHD, including the most successful athlete in Olympics history, Michael Phelps, comedian, actor and television host Howie Mandel, and Jet Blue founder David Neeleman.\n <\/p>\n \n Archer\u2019s research ultimately led him to a hypothesis that has yet to be proven in a clinical study: That ADHD\u2014and all psychiatric diagnoses, for that matter\u2014exists on a continuum, which he plots on a 10-point scale. Those who score four and below might not even know they have the condition, those who score nine or higher are likely to struggle in everyday life and may require medication.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n \n Those who were featured in his book fell between five and eight. Those in that range often report struggling in certain domains, while enjoying advantages in others.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n \n According to Archer, though, that range is a sweet spot: one associated with above-average resilience and creativity. These folks also enjoy multitasking, remain calm in crisis, are more outgoing and can hyperfocus on things they\u2019re passionate about.\n <\/p>\n
\n The recent rally in precious metals means that Olympic medalists in Italy will be getting more green for their glory.<\/a>
\n Some 38,000 clean energy jobs, mostly in manufacturing, were erased from the sector last year, according to a new analysis. Some may never be recovered.<\/a>
\n Work has a way of waking up parts of us we thought we\u2019d outgrown. Here’s why some jobs trigger old fears\u2014and how to prevent them.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n