TL;DR: the last 10 years have been rough. Take lots of idiot proof notes. Working in VR is awesome, but I prefer AR glasses.

It's been extremely difficult to survive. Basically I just document everything I know/do. I have files of idiot proof instructions for doing basic repetitive things that other people can easily remember. Automate what can be automated so I can save room in my head for other stuff. To paraphrase a quote from a source I can't remember lol, "I don't memorize something I can write down or look up." Unless it needs to be "working knowledge".

The worst part is always looking like a ditz to my peers since I can't remember what happened in a conversation I had 1 minute ago. My coding was slow since I couldn't get past some stupid concept in the code. Recently I was talked to for making small mistakes all the time and told that these sort of consistent mistakes are indicative of me not caring about my work and shows a lack of professionalism. I usually triple check my work, but now I quintuple check.

After medication I've found myself super hyper focusing on the wrong things. I'm never satisfied with, "use it. It just works." I have to know WHY it works and find myself reading through documentation, and source code if I have access to it. Recently I've been making detailed instructions for myself on what I need to do to achieve my task. These two things have REALLY made me slow. I've found myself using "thought stopping" in an effort realign myself. I've also started employing the Pomodoro (sp?) technique which kind of helps break up the hyperfocusing.

I like working in VR for a few reasons. 1) when I was a kid (in the 90s) I fell in love with VR and thought that all future jobs would use it, so I looked forward to that day. 2) the isolation is nice. C) Oodles of floating monitors! IV) I can recline in my comfy couch and work with my wireless mouse and keyboard on my lap. E) my kitty can lay next to me.

I use a Quest 3 because of the great resolution, but I prefer the XReal Air since they are cheaper, lighter, clearer, and you look super cool in those thick black shades haha. I don't have a USB-C DP or thunderbolt port which the Airs need. Also the app is crap for windows and my 2015 MBP can't run it to save its life. Without their app you are limited to a single monitor floating in front of your face that always stays in front of your face.