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“Envy” is not the emotion I have in mind, but it is the clearest manifestation of an emotion that has remained nameless; it is the only element of a complex emotional sum that men have permitted themselves to identify. Envy is regarded by
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“Ninety percent of the ADHD experience is saying two things on loop: “I’m sorry I got distracted” and “I’m sorry I forgot.”
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
“Sticky notes aren’t great assistants. Sticky notes do, however, make fantastic assistants to your assistant. Think of sticky notes like short-term memory. They’re great for holding on to important information for a little bit of time, but if you want that information to stick around (hehe) it helps to encode the information into long-term storage (e.g., your calendar).”
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
“Because I had a “hook to hang” the lesson on—which, in this case, was the information I googled—I could chunk multiple pieces of data into one working memory “slot.” And that, in turn, meant my working memory could hold on to more information”
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
“The few Commodore employees who supported the VIC project gained power within the company beyond their official title.”
― Commodore: A Company on the Edge
― Commodore: A Company on the Edge
“Our brains are more likely to wander when we use passive study techniques, such as reading.”
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
― How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain
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