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Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by Doxin »

xanth wrote: post #178
protocolture wrote: post #160

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Further, asking adhd folk to "pay careful attention" is like asking a paraplegic to mind where he steps. Just FYI.

You're not wrong—but its not impossible—and it really helps! Having followed a lot of that advice in the past, and currently being in a slump; I can say it really it matters. Medication increases your chances of following through and the rewards compound.

> but its not impossible

No but it actually is though. The entire thing with ADHD is that the whole attention mechanism is defective.

Yes I can purposefully focus on something, but not consistently or over longer periods. That's the handicap. It's not a matter of not trying hard enough or figuring out one crazy trick. People with ADHD work differently from normal people and so far there's no fix for it.

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Post by h0l0cube »

viraptor wrote: post #205
h0l0cube wrote: post #195

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Once it's at this level of prevalence, can it really be considered neurologically atypical? The broader point that's often missed is that this is a naturally occurring and common phenotype that doesn't gel well with office-work culture and the modern regimented schooling system, forcing people to sit for unnaturally long times focusing on anxiety-inducing problem solving all day. It's not normal, and it's a recipe fo…

It really depends on the level of impact. Lots of people will have small quirks and uncomfortable isolated events which map onto typical symptoms. On the other hand, there's going to be much fewer with severe enough impact to classify it as an issue in their lives.

The impact can only be measured by how it negatively affects one's living standards or societal participation, both of which can be attended to by society-at-large by making society the problem, not the person. Though it's interesting to see, in the OP, an AI solution to facilitate executive functioning. And perhaps AI will be what liberates many people from the difficult and unnatural requirements that are imposed by modern lifestyles.

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Post by p_l »

Ardon wrote: post #51
p_l wrote: post #37

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As another AuDHD I wish it was so. Then I could just blink them and get benefits. Instead I sometimes can't follow a book that is both engaging and interesting to read because 3 pages in my brain will throw at me at least one novel story plot bunny, musing on alternative solutions to whatever is the problem in the book, musing on implementing things from the book, possibly multiple software project ideas, etc. And al…

Backing this one up with my own experience of ADD (I was never hyperactive): I've tried all the distraction reducing techniques, and the distraction reducing techniques have been tried on me. In school, I was, at least 70 percent of the time, sent to the isolation desk, facing a wall, only a pencil. This didn't help. I've tried going to remote cabins, no internet. I've tried no devices. This did not help. The problem…

> Backing this one up with my own experience of ADD (I was never hyperactive):

I'd like to add also that a lot of people without ADD/ADHD think "hyperactivity" must be stereotypical "hyperactive annoying brat that acts out", something that is still haunting diagnosis in Poland.

Meanwhile a lot of people sorta "channel" the hyperactivity in different ways - I personally have tendency to do all sorts of stimming-like behaviours that are pretty much "designed" to not make a mess where I am, or purely mental stuff, then "acting out" physically a bit when I am completely in private.

Unless of course I could hit the right kind of tasks to do that nicely slot exactly where my ADHD shines (Flying airplanes is wonderful)

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Post by MrMcCall »

protocolture wrote: post #209
MrMcCall wrote: post #203

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That's what I do for myself, friend. I'm diagnosed ADHD, too. My luck is that I have a loving wife who helps me. It would be far more difficult without her, but I guess I would have to use checklists if I had to do this on my own. I should've said that I've been ADHD since my early 20s and have been coping for over 30 years. Or maybe it should have been obvious by the specificity of my advice.

I figured you either were or would claim to be adhd. I see lots of harmful "advice" pushed by supposed ADHD sufferers. One time I saw an older ADHD sufferer trying to mentor a young person with ADHD by telling him to cut out preservatives and take up meditation. Leafy Greens and Pay Attention are barely a step beyond vagina crystals and positive thinking, and its awesome that you think they worked for you, but people…

Have you ever considered that you may just be an asshole?

I had a psychiatrist for my Adderall prescription, but he was really just a drug dealer who was forced to retire after one of his patients committed suicide. But that was long after I had quit Adderall and learned how to deal with my shit on my own.

Anyway, I wish you well, and please find a medical professional that can evaluate your real problem.

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Post by blitzar »

quibono wrote: post #44

This could be overgeneralising a bit... but I see a lot of people with ADHD (on- and offline) who tend to make it an essential part of their identity. I realise it's a very impactful thing to have to deal with (I have ADHD too) but I feel like a lot of the time it's brought up for no real reason. E.g. you started daydreaming when reading a book? Forgot something to do when you walked through a doorway? Got angry? You…

> I see a lot of people with ADHD who tend to make it an essential part of their identity

I have seen the same thing with everything from cancer to divorce to death of a child.

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Post by deathtrader666 »

LordDragonfang wrote: post #161
podgietaru wrote: post #108

Oh hey! I made something like this that integrates with TickTick https://github.com/Podginator/TickGPTick It needs updating, but basically you set a tag that let’s you expand tasks out much in the way goblin tools does.

I just recently started heavily using TickTick, and my first thought on seeing this was that it would be cool to be able to integrate this into it. Very cool to see someone has done it, thank you! If I might ask, how was your experience working with the TickTick API? I've been waffling on whether my frustration with some of the pain points I have with it (e.g. no way to hide recurring daily tasks that you've already…

ClickUp already has this integrated natively. Such a lifesaver!

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Post by konart »

nailer wrote: post #4

I do like the idea, but here is my first experience: I added "Launch MyProjectName website" (using the real name) and here's what it generated as sub tasks: - Open a web browser - Type "MyProjectName website" into the search bar - Press "Enter" - Locate the official MyProjectName website link in the search results - Click on the link to access the website - Wait for the page to load ------ EDIT: Rate limited, so to r…

> I think most people understand there is a difference between launching a website and viewing a website.

No. Only if these people work in IT or somewhat interested. Most people will be pretty confused actually, they understand "starting\launching a business".

Many people are sure that you can create a website just by going into Gmail menus and doing some "techy magic".

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Post by flakeoil »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #113
rsanek wrote: post #103

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is tenth percentile for some measures really that bad? hard to say, but i don't think that if double-digit percentages of people have some attribute that it should be labeled a disease or exceptional. i have been diagnosed as having ADHD multiple times, both as a kid as well as an adult. my parents decided not to put me on drugs, and as an adult, i have found behavioral interventions to be the most useful. i have not…

It's estimated that 11.6% of the US population has diabetes. Is that not a disease?

Type 1 diabetes is a disease. Type 2 diabetes may or may not be a disease. It could as well be a symptom/condition created by lifestyle.

50 years ago there were not that many people with type 2 diabetes because people ate less and moved more (at work and at home).

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

flakeoil wrote: post #218
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #113

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It's estimated that 11.6% of the US population has diabetes. Is that not a disease?

Type 1 diabetes is a disease. Type 2 diabetes may or may not be a disease. It could as well be a symptom/condition created by lifestyle. 50 years ago there were not that many people with type 2 diabetes because people ate less and moved more (at work and at home).

Ah, so anything that people could have given themselves is not a disease? Heart disease can be caused by lifestyle, so it's not a disease? And you can't give yourself ADHD so it is a disease? Or is your point and the point I was responding totally unrelated?

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Post by black_13 »

quibono wrote: post #44

This could be overgeneralising a bit... but I see a lot of people with ADHD (on- and offline) who tend to make it an essential part of their identity. I realise it's a very impactful thing to have to deal with (I have ADHD too) but I feel like a lot of the time it's brought up for no real reason. E.g. you started daydreaming when reading a book? Forgot something to do when you walked through a doorway? Got angry? You…

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