“Why do I feel weird, unusual, or out of place?” A Business Professor Reflects

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Dec 13, 2025 · 14m

When I was about seven years old, I realized I just think differently than everybody else.

I didn’t think like my parents.

I didn’t think like my friends.

I didn’t think like the people in my church.

For decades, even now as a business professor, I’ve puzzled over why I see the world in such a different way.

I’ve always felt a little strange.

I don’t follow conversations when there’s noise.

I struggle to put things together quickly.

Group discussions with more than three or four people overwhelm me.

Later in life I realized I have ADHD — and probably mild dyslexia — and that explained part of…