My limitless desire for information always gets hindered by my very limited memory.
My limitless desire for information always gets hindered by my very limited memory.
My limitless desire for information always gets hindered by my very limited memory.
There's nothing like the ADHD experience of going to google something and immediately forgetting what you were going to search so you have to look through your recent apps to find whatever triggered the thought, but then get distracted in the apps, then just rinse and repeat.😩
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You don't have limited memory, you have limited attention span. Stop telling yourself you have bad memory and force yourself to put more effort into taking in info and not just passing over it. Things like names are a good example. I used to always say "I'm terrible at remembering names". But I also wasn't really trying. I was leaning on that phrase as a crutch. When I started putting concentrated effort in, I found that suddenly I was able to learn and remember tons of names.
Another trick is to keep constant To-Do lists of various time frames. Like one for today, this week, this month. Put things in the appropriate list based on urgency and then check the list whenever you're unsure of what you need to do. Always put things on the list immediately. Use tools to make you're life more manageable. Don't lean on "well I have ADHD so this is just how I am, oh shucks". You can manage these things, it just takes time and effort to learn how.