Kinda right

I consistently have coworkers ask how my brain works as fast as it does and I just as consistently tell them that getting going and keeping going are just it's natural state, it's getting it to shut the fuck up that's the problem. I never even realized how much I mutter to myself until one of the security guards was orienting a new one to our Psych unit and I overheard "oh no she's always talking to herself that's normal." It's not internal stimuli it doesn't sound real to me it's just my own internal thoughts running like a little hamster on a wheel (did you know even wild hamsters will do that if you just put a wheel out in their natural habitat?)

Other animals like the wheels too, and bees love balls for some reason. :D
- Bees love balls
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Well shit. Excuse me while I go spend a few hours looking up wild hamsters
- damn u really are adhd too tho
I relate to this so much. I frequently describe my thoughts as multiple hamsters running on different wheels in my head that are all trying to outpace the other.

Many cores, poor single-core performance

Dwarf Fortress

Haha, I've used an analogy like this before. Not only is the CPU fast and the RAM low, but the entire system doesn't like to go to sleep when you tell it to. Ever had a computer that woke up from sleep mode from the slightest bump? That's me. That's my brain. It's why I was up at 4am this morning.

One of my friends has ADHD and has described it to me as:" like having a GLA motor on a smart. And the clutch is completely worn out. It may rev high. But we're getting nowhere" Not sure how correct of an explanation it was. But it was a woderful metaphor.

Now couple that with way off iq metrics and anything from butterfly to your cat is a valid input device while output is only possible via symphony orchestra and oscilloscope oh and of course input parsing is whacky as hell

I liken it to a single incredibly fast core and a scheduler that was written in Malbolge. I also have a ton of cache, but no RAM.

My storage doesn’t randomly disconnect, but frequently (and randomly) when I open saved files, three to six other files open alongside it for whatever reason and that can get a bit overwhelming and for sure bogs everything down.

Very helpful for making diverse connections between the files (how my OS knows which files are related is beyond my comprehension), but way too much for daily use.

This is a great idea to illustrate what it is like having ADHD.

Also no cache, and only one small register that is limited to 3 ascii digits.

I have a small amount of swap that I can use for extra burst maybe once or twice a week. I almost always use it up on work.

I prefer the analogy of not having a heat sync/fan. In a ice cold room with an external fan? Works wonders. Anywhere else? Overheats. Once you overheat you have to take time to cool it off and possibly fix what broke.

Yeah, ofc it feels like a fast CPU compared to the rest of the spec, the CPU is brilliant to put up with all the bullshit.

As I've been discovering what I strongly suspect is adhd within my own brain (undiagnosed, and likely will never pursue such), I think my analogy is that my cpu is over clocked and running hot. Plenty of ram usually, and the storage is plentiful but in need of a defragging; but that CPU is always churning, even when there's no tasks assigned to it.

I'm also discovering that what I thought the H in adhd meant isn't what it really means in practice. I always thought of it is translating to a physical expression, but it doesn't, at least not for me. It's pretty much exclusively internal for me.

Pretty sure I've got it too. Looking back, it was like having multiple "me's" in the back of my head, I could just keep taking in more numbers and information, and have it turn into something useful without any conscious effort. I have to work with lots of model and serial numbers, used to be able to glance at nametags and equipment numbers, keep several trains of thought running at the same time, and write detailed maintenance reports a few hours later, keeping everything in line and organized. Caught covid three years ago, and it took nearly my entire minds eye away, didn't really come back.
Figured out my memory worked visually, now my head is full of static. Writing is difficult, memory full of holes, filled with anxiety to the point where I can't move. If only I knew what I had, and if only I knew how to get it back. Wanted to get checked out before covid, not sure if its worth finding out now that I'm not whole any more, especially with the stigma building around it now.
There is the ADHD-I ('I' for inattentive) designation which is closer to what you are describing.

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What a beautiful analogy.

I have ADHD. Life is tough, I could never focus, it lowers my attention span and makes me lose focus on the stuff I need making me pay attention to unwanted stuff near.

A good book I read recently described it as a Ferrari motor with bicycle breaks. I think that’s a fair description.