Productivity

In the Weeds: Running the Numbers on a Lemonade Stand (With AI Doing the Math)

A dog groomer, a freelance designer, and a bottle of shampoo walk into a spreadsheet. The unsexy, specific, Tuesday-afternoon math that tells a small business owner whether they're making money — and how AI does it in a conversation instead of a cell.

What Mainstream Productivity AI Gets Wrong About ADHD

Time-blocking that assumes you can estimate time. Habit trackers that assume consistency. Focus mode that assumes you can initiate. An honest editorial on why every mainstream productivity tool assumes the exact executive function that's the thing missing — and what designing for ADHD actually looks like.

What If AI Was Actually Good For ADHD Brains? Here's What Happens When You Try

Mainstream productivity AI is designed for neurotypical users and fails ADHD users in specific, predictable ways. But AI has structural qualities — infinite patience, zero judgment, no emotional drain — that match ADHD needs surprisingly well when the tools are designed for the actual neurology.