ADHD: My Superpower - Nick Hollis
This week it’s the final episode of our four part MENtal HEALth series.
Today we are joined by one of the world's most ambitious explorers. Nick Hollis & I both worked at Hewlett-Packard for around a decade before Nick stopped trying to juggle his IT career with his passion for adventure and fitness. Leaving HP in 2011 he launched Fitways Adventures and has recently been pursuing his 721 Challenge, Guinness World Record attempt.
721 is short for 7 Mountains, 2 Poles and 1 Ocean.
Nick's already done the "7" by climbing the highest mountain on every continent - yes that includes Everest. He's done half of the "2" Poles by trekking solo across the Antarctic over Christmas. The North Pole continues to elude him due to the war in Ukraine. And in November he'll attempt the Ocean by rowing the Atlantic at world record speed.
Nick's already done the "7" by climbing the highest mountain on every continent - yes that includes Everest. He's done half of the "2" Poles by trekking solo across the Antarctic over Christmas. The North Pole continues to elude him due to the war in Ukraine. And in November he'll attempt the Ocean by rowing the Atlantic at world record speed.
We'll do another interview later in the year to hear more about the crazy physical demands Nick places on his body. But in this episode, as part of our MENtal HEALth mini-series, Nick is going to talk about his mind.
References:
The research suggests that Cromwell [1], Mozart [2,3] and our very own Cambridge legend, Lord Byron[4] could have had ADHD. It's possible that the apostle Peter might also have been a sufferer [5].
1. Fitzgerald M, Flannery W. Did Cromwell have hyperkinetic syndrome? Annual Residential Meeting, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Faculty: Royal College of Psychiatrists. Harrogate. 2002;9:13–14. [Google Scholar]
2. Fitzgerald M. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Allegro Composer. Can J Diagnosis. 2000;17:61–64. [Google Scholar]
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5. Barclay A. Does Peter have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? J Religion Disability Health. 2008;12:330–346. [Google Scholar]
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