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AIDHD - AI coding workflow as an exclusion machine# I was recently diagnosed with an attention disorder with sustained attention issues, combined with planning and initiation difficulties. I favour quality over speed, which means it takes longer to do certain tasks, and the longer time spent on them increases fatigue exponentially. For a while I thought my inability to stay interested and accomplish tasks others could do in minutes was a lack of determination or character, a personality flaw. Learning that my brain is objectively bad at them was a huge relief. Unfortunately, reviewing code is among those difficult tasks, it demands a huge mental effort from me. I can write code for hours because I am the one doing it, and doing it delivers dopamine shots every few minutes, when I compile/refresh my page to see my changes. It keeps me focused and interested. But code reviewing? It's such a drag to me. It's long, non-interactive, boring, and worst of all it requires sustained attention…

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