adhd
GTD for ADHD Doesn't Work: The Energy-Based System I Built Instead
Neurodivergent Systems
System track
Treat ADHD cognition like a systems design input, not a flaw to hide.
This track reframes parallel thinking, novelty seeking, abstraction, and chaos tolerance as engineering leverage, then turns them into practical workflow scaffolding.
Guided track Machine-readable 7 core essays and workflow guides
Why this cluster exists
Most productivity advice assumes a brain that prefers linearity and uniform energy. This cluster is the counter-program: use neurodivergent traits as a design constraint and build systems around them.
System object
constellation map
Best for
ADHD and neurodivergent developers, designers, and founders
Start here
The best first read in this track.
Core journey
Read these in order if you want the strongest mental model.
Foundation
CLAUDE.md as External Working Memory for ADHD Devs
The exact CLAUDE.md config that stops the 'what was I doing?' reset every session, with before-and-after numbers. Session memory in one file Claude reads automatically.
Claude Code Skills for ADHD: 5 I Actually Use
Five Claude Code skills I built for specific ADHD deficits: task triage, session resume, time blindness. What each one closes, and how to build your own.
Deep dive
Applied / adjacent
Supporting angle
Not every important idea belongs in the main reading path.
Use the supporting pieces to deepen the model, test tradeoffs, and connect adjacent ideas without losing the main narrative.
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CLAUDE.md as External Working Memory for ADHD Devs
The exact CLAUDE.md config that stops the 'what was I doing?' reset every session, with before-and-after numbers. Session memory in one file Claude reads automatically.
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