{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks","title":"Episode 51: Giles Dickenson-Jones","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8b599bb5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3223,"description":"Welcome to episode #51 We’re thrilled to be joined by Giles Dickenson-Jones today. \nGiles is an independent consultant specializing in public policy (economics), international development, and data science. Giles was diagnosed with ADHD in his early teens and was shuttled off to one of the few schools he hadn't already been kicked out of: a boarding school in rural NSW. \n\nGiles leverages his ADHD by combining his interdisciplinary range, creativity, and expertise in data analytics to help clients tackle tough public policy problems.\nWelcome to the show Giles!\n\n\n\nQuestions\nCan you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?Grew up in rural NSWDiagnosed with ADHD amidst being shuffled across schools.\nInitially confusedInitially thought it meant he wasn’t getting enough attention.\nCoping strategies didn’t stick\nInterpreted it as lacking in something as an explanation of why he was different.\nHow he sees it now:Knows he was different\nWas working ahead to fit in\nStrong sense of justice, hyperfocused on thatActing out\nGetting approval from others\nSo eager to fit inSomehow not be theCool kid\nDorky kid\nAlmost got into a Montessori-style schoolBut mother wanted tougher discipline\nHow neuro divergence led to the current line of workAnalytical framework hooked him\nEconomics sticks its nose into everything\nRange, Epstein\nHow has your neurodivergence affected your financial life?Special interest in finance including personal finances - complicated Excel model + savings model\nHow has it affected your relationships?Enjoys socialising but won’t organise itWork often gets in the way.\nBlind to the need of tending to relationships.\nInterested in peopleLikes the diversity and variety of Lunchclub\n What \"work\" projects are you concentrating on?Independent economic consultantProgram evaluation of social policies, e.g. how to help more students graduate\nHow can we make the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}