FASTER THAN NORMAL

Peter Shankman is a busy man—a media entrepreneur who runs several businesses, gives keynote speeches around the world, hosts a popular podcast, runs marathons and Iron Mans, is a licensed skydiver, dabbles in angel investing, and is a love father to his young daughter. Simply put, he always seems to have more than 24 hours in a day. How does he do it? Peter attributes his unusually high energy level and extreme productivity to his ADHD.

In FASTER THAN NORMAL, Shankman shares his hard-won insights and daily hacks for making ADHD a secret weapon for living a full and deeply satisfying life. Both inspiring and practical, the book presents life rules, best practices, and simple but powerful ways to

• Harness your creative energy to generate and execute your ideas
• Direct your hyperfocus to get things done
• Identify your pitfalls and avoid them
• Streamline your daily routine to eliminate distractions
• Use apps and other tech innovations to free up time and energy

Filled with ingenious hacks and supportive self-care advice, this is the positive, practical book the ADHD community has long needed. It’s also an invaluable handbook for anyone who is sick of feeling overwhelmed and wants to drive their faster-than-normal brain at maximum speed, without crashing.


Peter Shankman is a successful PR professional who runs two companies. He is the founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out), as well as the founder and CEO of ShankMinds, a virtual consulting service for international businesses and The Geek Factory, Inc., a boutique social media, marketing, and PR firm based in New York. He is an adjunct professor at NYU, sits on the NASA Civilian Advisory Council, and is a sought-after media pundit on national print and broadcast platforms. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, and been featured or quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News, The Associated Press, Reuters, and USA Today.