How do people with ADHD think? For me, it’s listening to a podcast, hitting the 30-second skip-back button vigorously because I’ve been deep in thought about something else. I swear I’m listening… until I realize I missed everything. I rewind. Focus this time. Then get distracted by how hard I’m focusing. By the time I’ve heard it three times, I’ve maybe absorbed half of it. And that is the watered-down version of actual events.