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Episode 28: Alisdair Gurling
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Welcome to episode #28 We’re thrilled to be joined by Alisdair Gurling today.
Alisdair is a PhD candidate at Monash University’s Emerging Technologies Research Lab where he investigates personalized assistive technology to help neurodivergent students. Outside his research, Alisdair works as a learning designer for Nextia designing assistive technology for people with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other conditions. A man of many talents, he also does freelance web design.
Welcome to the show Alisdair!
Questions
- JN: Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Feels lucky
- To be diagnosed at this time
- In the past it would have been tougher
- In-depth discovery
- Family was proactive
- Siblings had learning difficulties.
- How to best adapt the differences between neurotypical and neurodivergent.
- Was the only kid
- with a laptop.
- One of the first kids in the UK to be able to speak their exam (speech to text)
- Good timing.
- Was the only kid
- To be diagnosed at this time
- Feels lucky
- JC: What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Research into strategies for personalizing assistive technology for neurodivergent people
- Extending consciousness into technology: singularity
- Digital prosthetics
- Alternate learning strategies
- brute forcing
- Spend 4hrs reading
- Leapfrog the problem
- Speech-to-text instead of handwriting
- Listen to audiobooks instead of reading
- Speechify
- Joey uses @Voice
- Emphasizing: Literate vs literary
- Learning design
- brute forcing
- Research into strategies for personalizing assistive technology for neurodivergent people
- JN: How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Reading
- Initially struggled to read
- Being able to read (at 8-10) was startling
- Mainly listens to audiobooks
- Wide variety
- Philosophy
- Wide variety
- Public speaking
- Good for advocating for himself.
- Reading
- JC: What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- No tech that interfaces with the outside world
- Go to Yoga studio (body doubling) - 1hr
- Nice and calming
- ClassPass
- Encourages trying it
- Find a studio that fits the vibe.
- JN: What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Body double with colleagues
- Tries a bunch of different strategies
- But make sure it’s worth the jump (e.g. the learning curve).
- Leapfrogging
- Notion - locks in thoughts.
- Speech-to-text (otter).
- Allows
- Searchability (later)
- Presence (in the moment)
- Purpose-built AI notetaking devices (Not used yet)
- Allows
- Text-to-speech.
- Understand what’s pulling you out of your work
- Services that sync your music with your heart rate - https://endel.io/
- And solve each problem until you get well-focused.
- Brain FM
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- JC: What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Consuming so much news
- Following news in three countries (UK, US, AU).
- Often negative, problems without solutions.
- Future Crunch
- Consuming so much news
- JN: How do you switch off at night?
- Morning routine + evening routine are tightly linked - one big block
- Mix it up
- After dinner
- Goes for a walk
- Helps to unpack ideas.
- Seals the day
- No more external input
- Just introspection
- Goes for a walk
- JC: What resources (books, philosophies, apps, academic theories, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- Mediterranean diet
- Speechify
- Endol - procedural music
- Internal vs external locus of control (internal is better)
- Don’t use ADHD diagnosis as a limiting belief
- Use novelty seeking wisely
- Spectrum vs binary
- Mixture of Purpose is best for motivation
- Skill/mastery
- Curiosity
- Community
- Obligation
- JN: Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- https://www.alisdairgurling.com/
- JC: Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Avoid absolutes - sit in the nuance
Joey’s creativity course
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
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Episode 28: Alisdair Gurling
Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks
Manage episode 372599994 series 3493829
Welcome to episode #28 We’re thrilled to be joined by Alisdair Gurling today.
Alisdair is a PhD candidate at Monash University’s Emerging Technologies Research Lab where he investigates personalized assistive technology to help neurodivergent students. Outside his research, Alisdair works as a learning designer for Nextia designing assistive technology for people with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other conditions. A man of many talents, he also does freelance web design.
Welcome to the show Alisdair!
Questions
- JN: Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Feels lucky
- To be diagnosed at this time
- In the past it would have been tougher
- In-depth discovery
- Family was proactive
- Siblings had learning difficulties.
- How to best adapt the differences between neurotypical and neurodivergent.
- Was the only kid
- with a laptop.
- One of the first kids in the UK to be able to speak their exam (speech to text)
- Good timing.
- Was the only kid
- To be diagnosed at this time
- Feels lucky
- JC: What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Research into strategies for personalizing assistive technology for neurodivergent people
- Extending consciousness into technology: singularity
- Digital prosthetics
- Alternate learning strategies
- brute forcing
- Spend 4hrs reading
- Leapfrog the problem
- Speech-to-text instead of handwriting
- Listen to audiobooks instead of reading
- Speechify
- Joey uses @Voice
- Emphasizing: Literate vs literary
- Learning design
- brute forcing
- Research into strategies for personalizing assistive technology for neurodivergent people
- JN: How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Reading
- Initially struggled to read
- Being able to read (at 8-10) was startling
- Mainly listens to audiobooks
- Wide variety
- Philosophy
- Wide variety
- Public speaking
- Good for advocating for himself.
- Reading
- JC: What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- No tech that interfaces with the outside world
- Go to Yoga studio (body doubling) - 1hr
- Nice and calming
- ClassPass
- Encourages trying it
- Find a studio that fits the vibe.
- JN: What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Body double with colleagues
- Tries a bunch of different strategies
- But make sure it’s worth the jump (e.g. the learning curve).
- Leapfrogging
- Notion - locks in thoughts.
- Speech-to-text (otter).
- Allows
- Searchability (later)
- Presence (in the moment)
- Purpose-built AI notetaking devices (Not used yet)
- Allows
- Text-to-speech.
- Understand what’s pulling you out of your work
- Services that sync your music with your heart rate - https://endel.io/
- And solve each problem until you get well-focused.
- Brain FM
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- JC: What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Consuming so much news
- Following news in three countries (UK, US, AU).
- Often negative, problems without solutions.
- Future Crunch
- Consuming so much news
- JN: How do you switch off at night?
- Morning routine + evening routine are tightly linked - one big block
- Mix it up
- After dinner
- Goes for a walk
- Helps to unpack ideas.
- Seals the day
- No more external input
- Just introspection
- Goes for a walk
- JC: What resources (books, philosophies, apps, academic theories, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- Mediterranean diet
- Speechify
- Endol - procedural music
- Internal vs external locus of control (internal is better)
- Don’t use ADHD diagnosis as a limiting belief
- Use novelty seeking wisely
- Spectrum vs binary
- Mixture of Purpose is best for motivation
- Skill/mastery
- Curiosity
- Community
- Obligation
- JN: Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- https://www.alisdairgurling.com/
- JC: Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- Avoid absolutes - sit in the nuance
Joey’s creativity course
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
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