How I Crushed Coding with Dyslexia /with Ali Abdaal

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Hi, I'm Cliff Weitzman.

I am dyslexic.

‍Reading a sentence takes me the same amount of energy and brain power as most people take when solving a four digit long division math equation in their head.

I taught myself how to code and built a software that would read books to me. It's called Speechify! I spent 4 years in college perfecting this system. Instead of slaving over a textbook while chained to my desk - I’d take 15 quick photos and then listen while eating breakfast or going to class.

Today, tens of millions of people have been able to function in school and society because of Speechify.

Remember, that above all else, your mission is to be who you needed most when you were growing up. At least, it’s mine.

Much love ❤️

- Cliff Weitzman

[Anishnagar]

Hey Cliff, thanks for being such an inspiration for us! I am un upcoming college freshman and wanted to know what specific advice you would have for me to make the most of my college experience.

[patrickandrews]

Cliff—U ROCK🥳🥳🥳🥳. You are such a motivation, bro and I cannot tell you how DEPL why I am benefiting every single day from #Speechify🤠🤠🤠. I am getting very, very, very very very close to reading 5 million words so far: I absolutely L-O-V-E the speed with which I can now read with absolute comprehension. I nearly died in an accident in the 90s and

[dragonbleu]

And so how do you lean coding this a dyslexia ? There is many problem of memory with dyslexia for lean anything verbal / language and any word... Dyslexia is not only for reading too slowly. Bad verbal working memory and with a ADHD bad attention + bad working memory and bad executive fonction... Hum hum it's more and more an hell to learn something... Sorry this video don't help dyslexic for how learn coding. It's a hell to lean coding with dyslexia...

[eitayaltman]

Love it! Do you still code sometimes today in your company? ד"ש חם מהארץ

[dragonbleu]

3:24 700 Words per minute ! HAHAHAHAHA !!! And you understand nothing at this speed and memorise nothing. Also for memorize a course everybody need repetition and using of informations...
Viewers try text to speech at 300 words per minutes if you can understand anything ... Also YouTube at speed x1.5 same speed. Try ... So 700 words per minute and YouTube at speed x2 it's a total lie ! Mythomaniac !