• Naseem Rochette's life changed after a car accident led to neurodivergence. • Her new approach to work emphasizes vulnerability and a deeper focus on fewer tasks. • Rochette highlighted the need for positive bias reframing for her progress after the accident.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Naseem Rochette, a 54-year-old account director at Databricks, based in New Jersey. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

My approach to life drastically changed in 2018 when I was hit and run over by a car. By that evening, the multitasking woman who thrived in chaos for so long vanished, and she has never returned.

I've been in tech for 25 years, and before my current position, I spent most of the last decade in different leadership roles at Google and Mi

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