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  • Hand-drawn editorial illustration of an empty desk with a single small object that looms larger than it should, suggesting the activation-energy barrier of starting

    Why ADHD makes starting the hardest part

    Starting feels impossible because your brain isn't being lazy. It's running on different fuel.

    May 3, 2026 · 5 min read

    ADHDStartingNeuroscience

  • Hand-drawn editorial illustration of a clock with multiple ghosted hand positions, suggesting time perception that does not settle on one truth

    Time blindness - why five minutes feels like twenty

    If 'just five more minutes' has eaten your whole afternoon, you aren't bad with time. Your brain is built differently around it.

    May 3, 2026 · 5 min read

    ADHDTimeNeuroscience

  • Hand-drawn editorial illustration of a vintage tomato-shaped kitchen timer with the dial set to an ambiguous position, suggesting an arbitrary and ill-fitting interval

    Why 25-minute Pomodoros aren't built for ADHD brains

    The classic 25-minute Pomodoro was designed for software engineers, not ADHD brains. Here's what the research actually supports.

    May 3, 2026 · 4 min read

    ADHDFocusTools

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