One trick I use for that is to say it out loud, so I can access it in my echoic memory. Echoic memory doesn’t last very long, but sometimes long enough!
When I need to remember a string of numbers... Yup just repeat it to myself over and over or I'll forget within a minute lol
Occasionally, I find that I screw up the order of the numbers at some point between reading them and using them, then I'm just repeating a bunch of meaningless digits to myself for no reason.
Don't remind me, I have to try really really hard to make sure they're still in the right order if it's more then like 5 numbers
That's the beautiful thing... you get to enjoy learning something then you'll forget it and get to enjoy learning it again!
A lot of the time, I start the re-learning process, only for my long-term memory to kick-in halfway through, and then I get annoyed because I "oh, I've read all of this before, it's boring now"
You know the next sentence, but you don't understand the concept. You're bored of the familiar text, so you skip a few sentences, find out they are completely foreign, go back, realize you forgot the context or to actually read so you end up re reading the whole paragraph. But this time, the effort to concentrate takes the soul out of your body. And that's how you spend a full workday reading a one page document, while feeling burnt out.
And I'm not working again....
You could try something like Obsidian to use as a second brain for storing information for later reference.
still wishing for a FOS alternative that's just as good : (
I got ya. Try Anytype (https://anytype.io/).
(not affiliated, just a fan)
This looks exciting! Big learning curve though...
What's the difference between Logseq and Anytype? And how do both compare to Joplin?
So far I have been using Logseq and find it good but a little too complicated and somehow bland.
I am using logSec, which has a lot of the same features and is Foss. I am primarily using the mobile app; and my mine gripe is not being able to drag around the nodes in the graph. Think it works fine in the desktop version.
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.
The lighter side of ADHD