This should make it easier for people to adapt when their job adopts Manna™.
Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
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Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
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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…
I feel that reading example in my bones.
I *can not* count the number of times I've been reading something I want to be reading in a perfect environment, only to have to re-read pages because while I was mechanically reading, my brain was somewhere else entirely. It's usually when I go to turn/click to the next page that I realize I have no idea what I just read.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
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Fair warning, what will write only applies to my circumstance and I have no intention to denigrate the life experiences of others. I used to prescribe myself labels like ADHD. In fact I probably got into this habit at a very young age since people around me were already talking about labels and how they did or didn't apply to me, and I soaked all this up as children are wont to do. I no longer abide by such labels an…
This comment really resonates with me. The annoyance at the label, the realization of internet addictions being a coping mechanism for uncontrolled stress (subconsciously finding myself scrolling hackernews or Reddit on my phone when I run into a problem that doesn’t have an immediate solution), the feeling of failure from not being able to be productive 100% of the day.
I’m glad that you were able to find a solution, and I’ve heard some others(and ChatGPT) say similar things, but I never understand what it means to “solve stress”. Like what does that mean? To me, stress isn’t a singular task that can be killed/solved, it’s just a long running background task that takes up more resources than it should. Likely you won’t want to get into your personal life here, but can you give an example(even if you have to make it up) of what it meant to remove the stress from your life?
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
#64I 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…
Seems perfectly reasonable, given the prompt.
I think most people would consider that launching a website is a separate task from viewing a website.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
#65This 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…
fwiw I see more posts like yours than I see posts that your post describes.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
#66This is neat. I wish I could self host it, I wouldn't use it otherwise.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
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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…
Yeah, just when people who have never experienced depression, anxiety, and panic attacks tell me to "think about something else"...
I can't focus either especially if there are any sounds, for possibly different reasons than ADD/ADHD, but Lord knows, I am full of psychiatric co-morbidities.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
#68This 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…
Labels in public health are absolutely problematic for exactly that reason.
But I will also say that ADHD, if you have it, is an essential part of your identity regardless of your awareness of the label.
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
#69I 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 suspect this tool is probably tuned to help with “14-step coffee days”[1] rather than big projects; the list you got is genuinely the more plausibly helpful one for that situation.
[1] https://crafty-butch.tumblr.com/post/638122754578726912/by-w...
Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks
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Seems perfectly reasonable, given the prompt.
I think most people would consider that launching a website is a separate task from viewing a website.
Most computer people, perhaps. For the average user the difference between an app and a website (especially an app-like website) is much fuzzier, and “launching” an app sounds more technical (and thus more appropriate for an operation that they don’t entirely understand) than “opening” it, so that’s the word they use.