Anybody experience this while learning something or talking, listening, mind wanders suddenly to irrelevant things is this behavior normal to everybody basically I will not be in the present moment is this a symptom of ADHD I'm suffering a lot because of this I used to get bad reputation in the corporate companies because whenever getting the requirement I was suppose to listen properly and implement the thing as I'm a developer but I used to end up with understanding different things and this happened many times and also I'm an introvert and shy because of this trait I will not open up with my team members so that many things were unclear when they asked me "Are you clear with this?" out of fear I used to tell them that "Yes I understood" instantly and when I come back to my chair I used to assume things and implement which was leading to conflict and escalations. My fear was that when they asked me did I understand the requirement what if I tell them that I didn't understand and what they might think about me will they think I'm stupid to understand anything, dumb, useless. Did Anybody faced this kind of difficulty and how you overcame it..
Added/changed punctuation:<p>> Anybody experience this while learning something or talking, listening, mind wanders suddenly to irrelevant things? Is this behavior normal to everybody? Basically I will not be in the present moment, is this a symptom of ADHD? I'm suffering a lot because of this. I used to get bad reputation in the corporate companies because whenever getting the requirement I was suppose to listen properly and implement the thing as I'm a developer, but I used to end up with understanding different things and this happened many times.<p>Also I'm an introvert and shy because of this trait, I will not open up with my team members so that many things were unclear when they asked me "Are you clear with this?" out of fear I used to tell them that "Yes I understood" instantly, but when I come back to my chair I used to assume things and implement which was leading to conflict and escalations. My fear was that when they asked me did I understand the requirement what if I tell them that I didn't understand and what they might think about me will they think I'm stupid to understand anything, dumb, useless.<p>Did Anybody faced this kind of difficulty and how you overcame it?
Anybody experience writing a sentence and never use a period so that the sentence just goes on and on for an entire paragraph and its difficult for others to read and understand?
I‘m going out on a limb and say almost everyone experiences this to some degree. If you find it impacts your life negatively you should definitely see a doctor. Other than that, mindfulness meditation is actually useful because you learn to control your thoughts instead of being controlled by them.
The magic words to use when discussing this with your doctor are: "I have symptoms that indicate I may have ADHD; how do I go about being assessed for a diagnosis?". Your doctor will discuss the symptoms you are experiencing, and describe what you did in your post to them, along with any other examples (ie. interrupting people so you don't forget what you were going to add/say, things of those nature).
I do the following:<p>* Do an effort to be aware of being distracted, and wake myself up.<p>* Record meetings, easier now that I'm remote. Write down key words. Play back the conversation and make sense of notes.<p>* Ask questions early of what I didn't get, but take a while to think about them or research, so I won't throw a lot of stupid questions.<p>Optional: Get a girlfriend, they'll push you into the real world.
Our minds are wired to wonder, recall previous similar situations , associate and predict what is coming.. some minds are more active at this than others.<p>If you want to get some control over this, try practicing meditation. It will strengthen your ability to focus.<p>My 10c advise.
Yes, since high school it's been always like that for me. I get lost after first few words and have been asking other listeners to clarify for me. I found reading much more useful than listening. But even reading can be challenging when I read thru 3-4 pages absolutely not registering one idea because my mind was somewhere else.
Write down stuff in a paper or in something like Google Keep.<p>Something like this:<p>1. Main Topic<p><pre><code> - Sub-Topic 1
- Details
- Sub-Topic 2
</code></pre>
2. Main Topic 2<p>Outlining is pretty powerful and check-out Workflowy and Roam Research as well
Ever read an entire page in a book and then realize it went in one eye and out the other and completely skipped comprehension because you were thinking about (enter mundane thing)?
If there are frequently miscommunications you should at least try to rephrase or summarize what you heard in the meeting, especially the tasks that you'll be taking on.