I Can't Remember Details But I See the Whole System: ADHD and Architectural Abstraction
ADHD working memory limitations force abstraction. Unable to hold all details, you naturally build mental models—exactly what system architecture requires.
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Managing My Brain's Chaos Prepared Me for System Failures
Living with ADHD means constant failure recovery. This builds resilience and failure-handling intuition perfect for distributed systems design.
How My ADHD Brain Sees Patterns Everywhere (And Why That Makes Me a Better AI Architect)
ADHD pattern recognition isn't noise—it's a superpower for AI system design. Here's how hyperfocus and cross-domain thinking create better architectures.