Slow is fine. Don't worry about it. Nicotine, and cholinergenic smart drugs like the racetam family and substances like centrophenoxine can boost focus memory a

Slow is fine. Don't worry about it. Nicotine, and cholinergenic smart drugs like the racetam family and substances like centrophenoxine can boost focus memory and learning temporarily but really you likely only have a perceived deficit. We're not super human - none of us. A few might seem smarter or better or faster or whatever but interest and careful slow observation will almost always win out, and they're likely that way because they've already gone through the period of being slow to understand the details, and are now fast. Don't move so much - stick around at a role for a while and you'll likely then be the alpha giving noobs a hard time for being slow. I used to think the same thing. Now I'm not sure if I'm insanely smart and fast or stupid and slow. I'm working on a contract at google and it flip flops back and forth about 20 times a day. My friend once said "being a developer means feeling like a genius and a complete idiot at the same time all the time" But really, only an objective medical advisor can tell you. Even then, it's pretty subjective what you're asking and analyzing. Believing it may in fact be a cause - maybe you're obsessing and worrying about being slow and that belief and anxiety itself is hampering you. Who knows? Nobody will be able to tell you if you're faster or slower than your peers. Even you and your peers side by side would have a hard time saying that because you'll know one little section better than them and be faster there for sure. Beware your own attitudes! Have you ever heard of this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome Impostor syndrome[1] is a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments. Despite external evidence of their competence, those with the syndrome remain convinced that they are frauds and do not deserve the success they have achieved. Proof of success is dismissed as luck, timing, or as a result of deceiving others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be. Notably, impostor syndrome is particularly common among high-achieving women.[2]