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Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains

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Re: Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains

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Post by bluishgreen »

r_lee wrote: post #86
bluishgreen wrote: post #67

The only thing that reliably works is co-working with another human. This is hard to find and not always possible. The reason it works is that it triggers the "empathy brain," which transfers the importance of the person to the importance of the task. Having an invested person always at your command is impossible, and an AI robot simply doesn't trigger that same empathy. It costs three cents per interaction. It is a…

For me it's not about empathy, it's the external accountability and pressure, I.e. it needs to be someone you're not suuuper comfortable with. But it is by far the best way to motivate myself.

"someone you're not suuuper comfortable with"

It swings both ways for me. Either super comfortable or uncomfortable.

What doesn't work is hiring a virtual assistant to hold me accountable. As soon as I pay them and they report to me, they are the same loop as my own brain. No empathy brain! :D. This is bleak I know.

Re: Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains

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Post by BigglesB »

mikestorrent wrote: post #54
n8cpdx wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here is my template from obsidian that I use for my weekly reflection - customize reflection based on your values and priorities. I have goals to improve work-life balance, social connections (social isolation was a factor driving poor outcomes, and through deliberate consistent effort I have solved this problem). Hyper scheduling: https://dev.to/maxpatiiuk/series/32301 (I stumbled upon this and implemented a form of…

I have a ton of respect for your approach. That said, as someone without ADHD, it seems somewhat odd that an inability to kick off executive function would be well addressed by adding an additional activity that requires executive function. Like, if I had to plan my day out with this document before doing things, I think I'd grow to dread the process, and be even more stymied - i.e. if it was hard to go clean the kit…

I have ADHD & use a very similar kind of daily notes template. I think the reason that it works for me at least is that it shortcuts some of the "not knowing where to start" executive function issues at the start of the day. I only need to remember one thing: open a new daily notes template. The checklist itself chains other good habits off the back of that, reminding me to e.g. make sure I've taken my meds, make coffee, put music on, think about what I've done recently & if there's anything to pick up again or dive back into & what I'm going to do for the day etc.

Yes, it can feel like a chore at times (especially forcing myself to do more in-depth periodic reflections) but without a system like this, I quickly find myself completely rudderless & my mental health & productivity both collapse pretty quickly.

You'll actually hear quite frequently that people diagnosed relatively late in life went under the radar for so long exactly because we developed our own massively over compensating systems like this & can appear (externally at least) to almost have the exact opposite of "executive function issues"!

Re: Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains

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Post by r_lee »

bluishgreen wrote: post #91
r_lee wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For me it's not about empathy, it's the external accountability and pressure, I.e. it needs to be someone you're not suuuper comfortable with. But it is by far the best way to motivate myself.

"someone you're not suuuper comfortable with" It swings both ways for me. Either super comfortable or uncomfortable. What doesn't work is hiring a virtual assistant to hold me accountable. As soon as I pay them and they report to me, they are the same loop as my own brain. No empathy brain! :D. This is bleak I know.

yeah because it's kind of like they're just gonna do what you want no matter what, it doesn't feel real.

Needs to be something where you can't just stop as you wish.

Body doubling is different though. for that basically anyone works from my experience

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Post by ndiag_adhder »

codygman wrote: post #47
ndiag_adhder wrote: post #23

As a privacy concious ADHDer, it is a sad reality that OP's product is never going to be something I can trust enough to use. Anyone has any experience of similar/alternative local-first FOSS alternatives / replacements, or resources on how you figured out how to build workflows that worked with you with non-ADHD focused tools? I have come to the point where I am going to be losing my job very soon because I have 0 e…

I use an emacs based system with org-mode, org-habits, and howm.

I am an org-mode user myself, but I find the lack of inherent structure pretty paralysing and have built-up complex nested trees of tasks and org-roam notes that I haven't looked at in years. I fear org-agenda and the many year-long incomplete tasks I have been putting off.

I know this is probably not something that a tech tool will fix on its own, but do you mind sharing your config and how you converged to something that worked?

Re: Launch HN: Indy (YC S21) – A support app designed for ADHD brains

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Post by shrini11 »

ottah wrote: post #74

I need assistance with task retrieval, time management, and working memory. I do not need an app that makes me feel guilty, and quantifies it with pretty charts. We are not lacking in knowledge, and track data isn't particularly useful. Especially if you're ability to consistently engage with an app is not there. No amount of notifications and prodding will work to solve overwhelm and and distraction. What we need is…

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