[[Second Brains and ADHD Script]]
Bryan Jenks is a valuable creator in this intersection. He was my intro to Obsidian as I found his workflows powerful prior to [[Getting diagnosed with ADHD]], but I guess I can see why 😅
What makes an ADHD-friendly system?
- Customizable to allow people to find enjoyment in their system
- Inattention
- Guardrails
- Helps narrow the [[Constraints]] you have in your environments so you can just focus on your goal
- Less distractions
- Antifragile
- Even neurodiversity has nuances so I can't give a one-size-fits-all solution
- Constraints-led approach
- Participatory knowing is one of most deepest forms of cognition
- This is where you best understand
On [[2024-04-20]] I finished making fleeting notes and realized:
- Cool to see how everything I've been consuming is being combined together due related to Awakening, Ecological approach by Danny, ADHD and its relation with productivity, and one-off articles
- Maybe this is why [[Ecological Psychology]] sounds to interesting for us? Because it naturally taps into participatory knowing in a world where only propositional knowing is favored most? [[Self-learning]] is the exact opposite of traditional education as you have complete freedom on what you focus your attention on and how you apply it to your life
- But is there something beyond neurodiversity? Or is it simply just due to the increase in [[Self-determination theory]] principles + stimulation?
- But where can this lead someone if they fall off the traditional path beyond just doing the same thing i am doing? does this tap into the potentials of the [[Digital Universe]]
[[Keaton]] in [[Writing Original Works LYT Workshop]]:
- > The way my ADHD mind works, it's a lot easier for me to add everything I can think of that's related to what I'm working on and pare it back to what it needs to be. Otherwise, if it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind
- I always question how far over-collecting can be, but in some cases it is the only way those ideas can be remembered 🥲
The elaboration helped, I appreciate it :) My initial assumption is that attraction to novelty in neurodiverse brains cause us to attend to everything, and inattention prevents us from “filtering” by focusing on only a select few relevant points? So this then supports the idea of enhanced creativity under neurodiversity, but at the expense of facing overwhelm easier. Through PKM systems, we have a chance to revisit and shape these ideas to eventually find out what is relevant to us thanks to strategies like “cluster to clarify”.
## Benefits
![[The Extended Mind#^qyien0]]
## Solutions
- Learn a lot just because you're highly curious, so Obsidian can help you collect that knowledge
- [[Range Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World]] prone to being a [[Generalist]], and one of the most valuable things you can do is [[Making connections between notes]]
## [[Executive Dysfunction]]
- Systems act as your guard rails to keep you in tact
## Stimulation
- You get to personalize your learning experience
- You need to make your PKM system fun
## Sources
https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/16p63rs/adhd_and_neurospicy_folk_how_do_you_obsidian/
https://forum.obsidian.md/t/trying-to-find-a-good-setup-for-adhd/12218