My problem is the complete inability to focus. I could be looking right at you, consciously trying to listen to you, and I'll hear about every sixth word. My brain always has too much stuff going on. Reading, same thing. I'll get through four or five pages and not register a thing. But when I touch something, when I'm physically carrying out a task, I tend to focus more. I remember the most random stuff simply because I had my hands on it.
It sucks because my entire job is facilitating meetings between subject matter experts and IT. I gather and document everything as well as write up formal business requirements, test cases, scope documents, etc... I have to record and catalog every meeting I conduct because I can't remember shit.