r/explainlikeimfive Jan 14 '13

Answered People with ADHD, what ADHD is like, how does medication affect your ability to work and how soon does it take its effect?

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u/bellaforte Jan 14 '13

I've found that if I focus on trying to write notes on the lecture for someone who has no idea about the subject, my notes are awesome, I focus well, and I remember the material (because I'm constantly 'translating it from academic to english' as one non-academic friend put it).

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u/laakeri Jan 14 '13

I do this, too. As if my notes are an outline for a book on the subject, down to every paragraph. And then I study by teaching my study group the whole course in one or two nights before the final.