Diaz: Neurodivergent founders excel because heightened sensory perception drives stronger gut intuition
Diva Diaz · Interesting Point of View That You Have This Point of View · Sep 18, 2023 · at 31:19
Facilitator Diva Diaz discusses how sensory sensitivity and subconscious awareness translate into entrepreneurial advantages for neurodivergent individuals.
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“People who are neurodiverse, they, divergent, sorry, they have such an extreme ability in that area that their volume is turned up to like a thousand. Whereas the rest of the world might perceive on a volume from say one to 10, they perceive from one to a thousand. So Those things are very, very loud to them, which is why they're also really great business people as well, great entrepreneurs, because they have a very strong gut feeling that very often they'll follow more so than other people who have to weigh out the pros and cons in every situation.”
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