J.K. Hamilton
@jkhpublishing.bsky.social
I write about neurodivergence, consciousness, and the future of being human.
Author of: Evolution in Progress
https://linktr.ee/jkhamilton
Author of: Evolution in Progress
https://linktr.ee/jkhamilton
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Curiosity is the brain’s most underestimated survival tool. In this article, I unpack how curiosity drives learning, adaptation, and resilience — especially for minds that process the world deeply and differently…
Curiosity: The Brain’s Most Underestimated Survival Tool
Why Curiosity, Not Intelligence, Is the Real Driver of Survival and Innovation
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Curiosity is the brain’s most underestimated survival tool. In this article, I unpack how curiosity drives learning, adaptation, and resilience — especially for minds that process the world deeply and differently…
Science calls it divergent neural optimization. I call it evolution in progress. This article digs deep into how neurodivergent brains — autistic, ADHD, and other wiring differences — don’t just cope with change. They adapt to it...
Science Calls It Divergent Neural Optimization. I Call It Evolution in Progress
A neuroscience-based look at why autism, ADHD, and other divergent minds may represent the next stage of human evolution
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Science calls it divergent neural optimization. I call it evolution in progress. This article digs deep into how neurodivergent brains — autistic, ADHD, and other wiring differences — don’t just cope with change. They adapt to it...
When Civilization Outpaces the Nervous System
Modern life moves at breakneck speed, but our nervous systems didn’t come with an update. In this article I explore how overstimulation, sensory overload, and constant change have created a deep disconnect between our environment and our biology.
Modern life moves at breakneck speed, but our nervous systems didn’t come with an update. In this article I explore how overstimulation, sensory overload, and constant change have created a deep disconnect between our environment and our biology.
The Great Disconnect: How Civilization Outpaced the Nervous System
Exploring the Mismatch Between Human Biology and the Digital World
medium.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
When Civilization Outpaces the Nervous System
Modern life moves at breakneck speed, but our nervous systems didn’t come with an update. In this article I explore how overstimulation, sensory overload, and constant change have created a deep disconnect between our environment and our biology.
Modern life moves at breakneck speed, but our nervous systems didn’t come with an update. In this article I explore how overstimulation, sensory overload, and constant change have created a deep disconnect between our environment and our biology.
Inside the Brain’s Reality-Making Machine
An exploration of how perception forms from incomplete data and why our minds create more than they receive.
An exploration of how perception forms from incomplete data and why our minds create more than they receive.
When Shadows Walk: How the Brain Paints Reality from Fragments
Exploring predictive perception, neurodivergence, and the ghostly illusions that prove how creative our brains really are.
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Inside the Brain’s Reality-Making Machine
An exploration of how perception forms from incomplete data and why our minds create more than they receive.
An exploration of how perception forms from incomplete data and why our minds create more than they receive.
A deep look at how an entire generation of autistic adults went unseen and what it means to finally be recognised. The truth was there the whole time.
The Hidden Generation: How Autism Went Unseen for Decades
Exploring why millions of autistic adults were overlooked, and how science is finally catching up.
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
A deep look at how an entire generation of autistic adults went unseen and what it means to finally be recognised. The truth was there the whole time.
This piece explores how the neurodivergent mind uses the Default Mode Network to think deeply, imagine, and stay true to itself in a world that pressures sameness.
The Default Mode Rebellion: Why Divergent Brains Refuse to Conform
A science-based look at how neurodivergent minds challenge conformity and fuel human evolution
medium.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This piece explores how the neurodivergent mind uses the Default Mode Network to think deeply, imagine, and stay true to itself in a world that pressures sameness.
This article peels back the layers of what we label “disorder” and shows how neurodivergent wiring follows a hidden logic that offers creative insight, emotional depth, and a perspective built for complexity. It does not ask you to change your brain, it asks you to reconsider what “normal” means…
Neurological Differences: The Hidden Logic of a Divergent Brain
A science-based look at the unseen intelligence behind autism, ADHD, and other divergent brain types.
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This article peels back the layers of what we label “disorder” and shows how neurodivergent wiring follows a hidden logic that offers creative insight, emotional depth, and a perspective built for complexity. It does not ask you to change your brain, it asks you to reconsider what “normal” means…
What if willpower isn’t a tank you drain but a story you tell yourself?
This piece challenges the idea that constant self-control is a sustainable virtue and argues that most of what we call “willpower” is built on brittle myths; not biology.
This piece challenges the idea that constant self-control is a sustainable virtue and argues that most of what we call “willpower” is built on brittle myths; not biology.
The Myth of Willpower: Your Brain Was Never Designed for Constant Self-Control
Redefining Strength Through Science, Rhythm, and the Architecture of the Mind
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
What if willpower isn’t a tank you drain but a story you tell yourself?
This piece challenges the idea that constant self-control is a sustainable virtue and argues that most of what we call “willpower” is built on brittle myths; not biology.
This piece challenges the idea that constant self-control is a sustainable virtue and argues that most of what we call “willpower” is built on brittle myths; not biology.
When difference becomes a diagnosis, but only because someone changed the definition.
This article traces how normal genetic variation was recast as disorder, and argues that what we call “abnormal” may actually be humanity’s evolutionary advantage.
This article traces how normal genetic variation was recast as disorder, and argues that what we call “abnormal” may actually be humanity’s evolutionary advantage.
How the Gene Became a Disorder: The Re-branding of Human Variation
Reclaiming Autism’s Origins: Why Neurodiversity Is Evolution, Not Error
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When difference becomes a diagnosis, but only because someone changed the definition.
This article traces how normal genetic variation was recast as disorder, and argues that what we call “abnormal” may actually be humanity’s evolutionary advantage.
This article traces how normal genetic variation was recast as disorder, and argues that what we call “abnormal” may actually be humanity’s evolutionary advantage.
What happens when motivation becomes debt?
This piece digs into the hidden cost of chasing constant dopamine hits — how burnout, emptiness, and emotional fatigue creep in when we overdraw our drive. It’s a wake-up call for anyone exhaustingly chasing tomorrow’s reward today.
This piece digs into the hidden cost of chasing constant dopamine hits — how burnout, emptiness, and emotional fatigue creep in when we overdraw our drive. It’s a wake-up call for anyone exhaustingly chasing tomorrow’s reward today.
The Dopamine Debt: When Motivation Goes Overdrawn
Why ADHD brains sprint toward reward, crash into burnout, and keep wondering why the fuel gauge lies.
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
What happens when motivation becomes debt?
This piece digs into the hidden cost of chasing constant dopamine hits — how burnout, emptiness, and emotional fatigue creep in when we overdraw our drive. It’s a wake-up call for anyone exhaustingly chasing tomorrow’s reward today.
This piece digs into the hidden cost of chasing constant dopamine hits — how burnout, emptiness, and emotional fatigue creep in when we overdraw our drive. It’s a wake-up call for anyone exhaustingly chasing tomorrow’s reward today.
Why does being different still trigger fear?
This article examines how society stigmatizes autism and how bias transforms difference into injustice. It calls on readers to challenge old fears and build understanding instead of exclusion.
This article examines how society stigmatizes autism and how bias transforms difference into injustice. It calls on readers to challenge old fears and build understanding instead of exclusion.
Why the World Still Fears the Different: Autism and the Psychology of Injustice
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Why does being different still trigger fear?
This article examines how society stigmatizes autism and how bias transforms difference into injustice. It calls on readers to challenge old fears and build understanding instead of exclusion.
This article examines how society stigmatizes autism and how bias transforms difference into injustice. It calls on readers to challenge old fears and build understanding instead of exclusion.
When the brain cannot bear something, it quietly hides it.
This piece digs into the way the mind filters out what feels unsafe to see, how memory bends to protect us, and why some truths stay invisible until we are finally ready for them.
This piece digs into the way the mind filters out what feels unsafe to see, how memory bends to protect us, and why some truths stay invisible until we are finally ready for them.
Hidden in Plain Sight: How the Brain Filters Out What It Can’t Bear to See
Why the brain overlooks invisible conditions, and how neurodivergent minds reveal evolution in progress.
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
When the brain cannot bear something, it quietly hides it.
This piece digs into the way the mind filters out what feels unsafe to see, how memory bends to protect us, and why some truths stay invisible until we are finally ready for them.
This piece digs into the way the mind filters out what feels unsafe to see, how memory bends to protect us, and why some truths stay invisible until we are finally ready for them.
Long before anyone tried to “fix” me, there was a house full of hippies, music in the air, and the unmistakable calm of kind buds drifting through every room. Kind Buds, Woodstock & Me looks back at the moment a four-year-old found safety, belonging, and clarity in a world that rarely made sense...
Kind Buds, Woodstock & Me
A Four-Year-Old’s Discovery of Self-Preservation, Autonomy, and Nature’s Best-Kept Secrets
medium.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Long before anyone tried to “fix” me, there was a house full of hippies, music in the air, and the unmistakable calm of kind buds drifting through every room. Kind Buds, Woodstock & Me looks back at the moment a four-year-old found safety, belonging, and clarity in a world that rarely made sense...
Healing begins when we stop defending our walls and start building bridges. Through the Ubuntu lens—I am because we are—this piece explores how open dialogue, humility, and shared humanity can mend what division has torn apart.
Healing Divides: Ubuntu Dialogue That Rebuilds Broken Bridges
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Healing begins when we stop defending our walls and start building bridges. Through the Ubuntu lens—I am because we are—this piece explores how open dialogue, humility, and shared humanity can mend what division has torn apart.
Empathy isn’t just a feeling—it’s a daily practice of micro-kindness that turns understanding into action. This piece explores how small, intentional gestures can transform ordinary interactions into moments of genuine human connection—and why those moments matter more than ever.
Empathy in Action: Turning Understanding into Everyday Micro‑Kindness
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Empathy isn’t just a feeling—it’s a daily practice of micro-kindness that turns understanding into action. This piece explores how small, intentional gestures can transform ordinary interactions into moments of genuine human connection—and why those moments matter more than ever.
Learn how oxytocin, co-regulation, and human connection calm the brain’s stress circuits and strengthen emotional resilience.
Why Connection Calms Us: The Biology Behind Belonging
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Learn how oxytocin, co-regulation, and human connection calm the brain’s stress circuits and strengthen emotional resilience.
Emotional intelligence, Ubuntu, and calm — how to defuse conflict and build trust again.
Conflict to Connection: Ubuntu Steps for Calming Heated Situations
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Emotional intelligence, Ubuntu, and calm — how to defuse conflict and build trust again.
Exploring how neurodivergent thinking drives creativity, intelligence, and human evolution.
The Cognitive Spectrum: Why Human Brilliance Lives Outside the Center
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Exploring how neurodivergent thinking drives creativity, intelligence, and human evolution.
The future of work isn’t about fixing people — it’s about redesigning systems. Workplaces That Work for All Minds explores how inclusive design, flexibility, and psychological safety turn neurodivergence into innovation.
Workplaces That Work for All Minds:
Designing Environments Where Neurodivergence Thrives
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The future of work isn’t about fixing people — it’s about redesigning systems. Workplaces That Work for All Minds explores how inclusive design, flexibility, and psychological safety turn neurodivergence into innovation.
The ADHD brain isn’t unmotivated — it’s under-rewarded. The Dopamine Economy reveals how craving, curiosity, and chemistry drive motivation in minds wired for intensity over routine.
The Dopamine Economy: How Motivation Really Works in ADHD Brains
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The ADHD brain isn’t unmotivated — it’s under-rewarded. The Dopamine Economy reveals how craving, curiosity, and chemistry drive motivation in minds wired for intensity over routine.
Ever hit that moment where your brain just… stops? Words vanish, thoughts tangle, and you’re left buffering like bad Wi-Fi. This piece dives into why it happens — and how to reboot when your mental RAM runs out.
When the Brain Buffer Overflows: Why We Freeze, Fumble, or Forget
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ever hit that moment where your brain just… stops? Words vanish, thoughts tangle, and you’re left buffering like bad Wi-Fi. This piece dives into why it happens — and how to reboot when your mental RAM runs out.
Normal is the past tense of progress. Divergent minds aren’t glitches in evolution — they’re its next leap forward. This piece explores how neurodivergent perception, creativity, and pattern recognition are shaping humanity’s next stage of growth.
Beyond Normal: How Divergent Brains Build the Next Stage of Evolution
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Normal is the past tense of progress. Divergent minds aren’t glitches in evolution — they’re its next leap forward. This piece explores how neurodivergent perception, creativity, and pattern recognition are shaping humanity’s next stage of growth.
New on Medium 👉 Predictable Chaos: Why ADHD Brains Crave Novelty but Need Routine
How ADHD brains chase novelty for dopamine hits — yet feel calmer with structure — and what that means for daily life.
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How ADHD brains chase novelty for dopamine hits — yet feel calmer with structure — and what that means for daily life.
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Predictable Chaos: Why ADHD Brains Crave Novelty but Need Routine
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New on Medium 👉 Predictable Chaos: Why ADHD Brains Crave Novelty but Need Routine
How ADHD brains chase novelty for dopamine hits — yet feel calmer with structure — and what that means for daily life.
📖 Read here:
How ADHD brains chase novelty for dopamine hits — yet feel calmer with structure — and what that means for daily life.
📖 Read here:
New on Medium 👉 Neurodivergent Doesn’t Mean Broken Hardware — It’s a Different Operating System.
Debunking the myth that divergent minds are “defective” — they’re simply running a different OS with unique strengths.
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Debunking the myth that divergent minds are “defective” — they’re simply running a different OS with unique strengths.
📖 Read here:
Neurodivergent Doesn’t Mean Broken Hardware — It’s a Different Operating System
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New on Medium 👉 Neurodivergent Doesn’t Mean Broken Hardware — It’s a Different Operating System.
Debunking the myth that divergent minds are “defective” — they’re simply running a different OS with unique strengths.
📖 Read here:
Debunking the myth that divergent minds are “defective” — they’re simply running a different OS with unique strengths.
📖 Read here:
New on Medium 👉 The Signal Mind
For some neurodivergent brains, what others tune out as “noise” is actually meaningful data — here’s why that matters.
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For some neurodivergent brains, what others tune out as “noise” is actually meaningful data — here’s why that matters.
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The Signal Mind: Why Noise to Others Is Data to Us
By J.K. Hamilton
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New on Medium 👉 The Signal Mind
For some neurodivergent brains, what others tune out as “noise” is actually meaningful data — here’s why that matters.
📖 Read here:
For some neurodivergent brains, what others tune out as “noise” is actually meaningful data — here’s why that matters.
📖 Read here: