Zettelkasten
The zettelkasten is a method of note-taking and personal knowledge managementThe direct translation of zettelkasten is slip-box, a place to keep & sort your notes.The 5 most important components of...
View ArticleYou should be using a password manager
Why use a password manager?Password managers greatly improve your online security by allowing you to create a different password for every individual account you have on the internet. This ensures that...
View ArticleUnder-diagnosis of women
The most common type of ADHD for women is primarily inattentiveADHD, which doesn’t show as many obvious traits of ADHD. This leads to the under-diagnosis of women compared to men or people with...
View ArticleThoughts on Web Components
Currently this is a bunch of snippets from other articlesLet’s talk about web components from Brad FrostWeb Components front-of-the-front-end markup, CSS, presentational JSJS libraries...
View ArticleSpace to think
We need to allow ourselves the space & time to think. With how preoccupied we keep ourselves these days it’s hard for your brain to even get a word in.
View ArticleSense of time
We don’t experience time in the same way the neurotypical people do, we have no internal sense of the flow of time. That is why we’re constantly in situations where we’re late, whether it’s for a...
View ArticleNeurotypical
Short for neurologically typical, it refers to individuals of typical development, and intellectual/cognitive function.
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Neurodiversity
Portable Presents | Neurodiversity in Projects and at PortableJoin us as we discuss the importance of neurodiversity in the workplace and speak to the impact here at Portable, in our projects and beyond.
View ArticleNeurodivergent
Neurodivergence refers to variation in the human brain regarding sociability, learning, attention, mood and other mental functions in a non-pathological sense.Neurodivergent refers the an individual...
View ArticleInexplicable lack of accomplishment
Unable to meet their normal expectations for seemingly no reason. Perceived decline in ability with no apparent cause.Personal anecdote: I went from being a top of the class maths student who got into...
View ArticleInattentive
Unable to focus in classes/meetings/conversations due to the lack of stimulation. We don’t dislike you or find you boring, we just require more stimuli to be able to stay focused.Some examples:Playing...
View ArticleHow to give your brain the stimulation it needs
ADHD brains need a lot of stimulationWe don’t spend hours on social media because we think it’s a great use of our time, we do it because we’re looking for the stimulation we need to functionMost quick...
View ArticleHow to get stuff done when you have ADHD
TL;DR: Don’t 🥲There are only two times, now and not now.No focus or hyper focusPomodoro timerWhile the timer is going, you cannot do anything but the chosen taskAfter the timer finished, you take a...
View ArticleHabit Creation
The most impossible task for someone[1] with ADHD is to create a habit.The Habit loop1. Decide on a cuePick the thing that tells you it’s time to do the habit (an alarm, visual reminder, another habit,...
View ArticleFinding the perfect app
I’ve tried just about every productivity app under the sun, and I still haven’t found “the one”. Currently, I’m using ClickUp, but once again I’m thinking about switching 🤦🏼♀️I’ve put together a list...
View ArticleExecutive function
The mental processes people rely on to self regulate. The executive functions enable a person to control their thoughts, words, actions and emotions. They also assist them to perceive and manage time,...
View ArticleEstimating time for tasks
Time blindness is a common problem for people with ADHD, so equally hard is estimating the time it will take to complete a task.How can I help myself be less time blind?Set an alarm to go off every 10...
View ArticleDigital Garden
Pottering around in a digital garden, tending to the notes. A digital garden is an online space at the intersection of a notebook and a blog, where digital gardeners share seeds of thoughts to be...
View ArticleCreativity and imagination
The disorganisation and impulsiveness of the ADHD brain is what leads to the increase in creative and imaginative thoughts. You can’t plan for creative ideas, so the lack of organisation and planning...
View ArticleComposition over Inheritance
Inheritance locks you into a rigid structure and forces your to predict the future. You make large overarching structural decisions at the beginning of the project which cause untold pain and suffering...
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