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Memory Retention Issues (literature.cafe)

submitted 3 days ago by pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Like a budget hard drive after 6 months use, my memory is shot. I feel like I can barely remember anything.

I've been learning to code for the past 6 months and I have to periodically relearn all the concepts I had already learnt to implement them. I must mention that I am also trying to learn another language as well as do my full-time day job at the same time.

It feels like I am barely making any progress and that has been a shot in the arm to my confidence.

I don't want to feel like I suck at everything, the only thing I think I have going for myself is that I think I can improve myself.

Any tips to help with memory retention?

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Keep a journal.

I have a single journal for daily events, in excel of all things.

I have a title column, date, related to (Linux, Tailscale, Health, etc) then a Notes column. This way I can filter on the related to column and search it.

I have links to OneNote pages (or just titles), and could easily do the same with Obsidian or anything else. There are years of notes in it now. Anything I've fixed is in there, so easy to find again with my own wording (which is how it started, then I realized keeping a separate personal journal made it harder to see things in general, or connections specifically) .

On my phone I use an app called... Memento. It's like excel, but designed for a simpler UI. Easy for me to create new databases on a whim, or simply add info to one.

I believe many people witg ADHD have a working memory deficit too, so getting new info into long term memory is more crucial for them.

I also agree that handwritten is generally best for journals/notes like this, I just needed it to be searchable.

[–] pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe 2 points 2 days ago

I don't know. I have a similar journal, but I find myself dreading entering info in it because there's too much to do and the ADHD makes it even more difficult to process and commit to.

There's also just too much to do and too little time. There's just too many things to cope with.