adhd
ADHD Productivity: The System I Built After GTD Failed Me
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 for ADHD Developers: The Exact Config File
CLAUDE.md as external working memory for ADHD brains: the exact config to stop re-asking 'what was I doing?' every session, with before-and-after numbers.
5 Claude Code Skills Every ADHD Developer Needs
If I have ADHD, a Claude skill built for the specific gap beats a generic productivity app. Five named skills, what deficit 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.
Recommended next
CLAUDE.md for ADHD Developers: The Exact Config File
CLAUDE.md as external working memory for ADHD brains: the exact config to stop re-asking 'what was I doing?' every session, with before-and-after numbers.
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