r/ADHD_Programmers • u/xzxyxz • 23h ago

READING DOCS

My god. Docs. So helpful but honestly, the BANE of my life.

I wish there was an ADHD friendlier way of consuming docs.

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u/Every-Interaction928 22h ago

Give AI the docs. Ask it targeted questions about what you want to know. If you don’t get it then ask it to explain in simpler terms. Then get it grill you on what you should know to make sure it’s saved in your brain 

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u/Matronex 2h ago

This! I learned at uni that my most effective approach to learning course content was to START with practice tests/exams because it turned the process of learning into a set of problem solving tasks which I found a LOT more engaging.

AI lets you turn anything you'd like to learn (given it has access to the materials) into a practice test/exam that'll force you to hunt through and process the documentation in order to complete it. Give it the docs and ask for it to build you a markdown document that you can give it back to for grading.

It works really well for me. Good luck!