I don't have an ADHD diagnosis, never tried, but thought I'd try to describe what reading a book is like for me. It's these things, simultaneously:
1) reading the words
2) being aware I'm reading words
3) understanding the words
4) thinking about how I'm doing the above
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1) reading the words
2) being aware I'm reading words
3) understanding the words
4) thinking about how I'm doing the above
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6) the music I'm listening to to stop me thinking about other stuff
7) if I need to re-read the last paragraph because I was thinking about writing this post
8) what @craigpearson.bsky.social thought of this bit because I know he read the book
And then just general random thoughts.
It's quite tiring. It's why audio books work well for me, as I can listen while doing something else like a puzzle game. But I always feel like I'm failing if it's not the proper act of READING.
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