I don't know if I have ADHD, but I'm surely struggling to remember things.
I'm 43 years old and I started less then a year ago to learn the Frontend path and sometimes I completely forget classes that I took, even though I understood completely at the time and even managed to complete the exercises attached to the course (I'm learning on Teamtreehouse).
It took me a lot of months to realize that I'm learning in a wrong way.
So, after many years of not writing anything on paper, I started to take notes and write for myself in order to understand better.
I really enjoy what I'm learning and for the first time since I started, JavaScript is not something completely abstract and started to grow on me. A lot!
Thursday I'll have an exam for an internship program and I'm literally shitting my pants because sometimes I don't remember things like splice, or pop, or methods that I didn't use a lot in order to stick in my head.
I read your article and I realized that I'm not alone as far as remembering things, or making them stick into our heads.
Keep it up and write more for us, because it's heartwarming what you wrote.
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself if you're not remembering things like splice or pop. I've been using Javascript for years (maybe 8) and I still have to look up shift/unshift functions on occasion. Unless you're using them on a daily basis you're likely to forget. Being able to recall that that functionality exists when you need it and recover the understanding from documentation is more important. Very generally speaking.
This is so heartwarming. So proud of you. Stick to a learning pattern that works for you and certainly make notes as you go along. You are going to ace your exams. With regards to whether you may have ADHD or not, I'd suggest a lot of reading around ADHD signs and see how much you relate to them, note them down and if possible, talk to a therapist about it. There are several ADHD materials that help with managing the condition and so even without a therapist, you can use these remedies to help manage it better (that's if you have it). The only downside to not seeing a therapist is that you cant receive medications for it as you'd need a prescription to get them.
i wish you the very best, and lemme know how the interview goes. I'm rooting for you <3
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I don't know if I have ADHD, but I'm surely struggling to remember things.
I'm 43 years old and I started less then a year ago to learn the Frontend path and sometimes I completely forget classes that I took, even though I understood completely at the time and even managed to complete the exercises attached to the course (I'm learning on Teamtreehouse).
It took me a lot of months to realize that I'm learning in a wrong way.
So, after many years of not writing anything on paper, I started to take notes and write for myself in order to understand better.
I really enjoy what I'm learning and for the first time since I started, JavaScript is not something completely abstract and started to grow on me. A lot!
Thursday I'll have an exam for an internship program and I'm literally shitting my pants because sometimes I don't remember things like splice, or pop, or methods that I didn't use a lot in order to stick in my head.
I read your article and I realized that I'm not alone as far as remembering things, or making them stick into our heads.
Keep it up and write more for us, because it's heartwarming what you wrote.
I wouldn't be too hard on yourself if you're not remembering things like splice or pop. I've been using Javascript for years (maybe 8) and I still have to look up shift/unshift functions on occasion. Unless you're using them on a daily basis you're likely to forget. Being able to recall that that functionality exists when you need it and recover the understanding from documentation is more important. Very generally speaking.
This is so heartwarming. So proud of you. Stick to a learning pattern that works for you and certainly make notes as you go along. You are going to ace your exams. With regards to whether you may have ADHD or not, I'd suggest a lot of reading around ADHD signs and see how much you relate to them, note them down and if possible, talk to a therapist about it. There are several ADHD materials that help with managing the condition and so even without a therapist, you can use these remedies to help manage it better (that's if you have it). The only downside to not seeing a therapist is that you cant receive medications for it as you'd need a prescription to get them.
i wish you the very best, and lemme know how the interview goes. I'm rooting for you <3