This week we’re going to look at the most essential piece of firmware in a programmer’s toolkit - the brain. I’m joined by Chris Ferdinandi to explore what it’s like to be a programmer with ADHD. It’s an unusual topic for the channel, but the more I spoke to him, the more I wanted to know what coding is like when your brain is wired differently, how we can work more effectively with people with ADHD, and critically, how you manage coders with ADHD. And the answer to that comes full circle, in understanding how coders with ADHD manage themselves…
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0:00 Intro
3:20 How Did Chris Get Diagnosed?
7:19 ADHD Is More Than Being Hyper
16:01 The Various ADHD Symptoms
17:23 Is ADHD A Benefit For Programmers?
25:01 How Do You Play To Your Brain's Strengths?
31:02 How Do You Manage People With ADHD?
42:10 Is ADHD Even A Useful Label?
52:00 Can You Game Your Own Brain?
1:09:38 How Helpful Is Medication For ADHD?
1:27:18 Diagnosing Yourself And Others?
1:38:10 Outro