Build the operating system before you chase another productivity hack.
Externalize memory, reduce friction, let the environment do more of the work, use AI deliberately, and track only what helps you steer. This page is the entry path — not a clinic, and not a content backlog.
THE PATH
Read this as a sequence, or turn each step into a weekend system upgrade.
Build your external brain
Stop depending on memory for work, home, ideas, and commitments. Create a trusted capture and review loop.
Reduce friction
Map the tiny points where your system stalls, then redesign the environment so good behavior is easier to start.
Open friction mapperDesign your environment
Use defaults, constraints, visible cues, and reset rituals to make execution less dependent on mood.
Use AI as leverage
Turn AI into a second executive function for planning, summarizing, debugging, drafting, and decision support.
Track what matters
Measure a few useful signals instead of building a spreadsheet shrine you stop opening after four days.
FIRST TOOLS
Use these now. Field notes will land later; the tools are already useful.
ADHD Morning Launch Checklist
A low-friction start sequence for reducing drift before the day starts making decisions for you.
Friction Audit Worksheet
Name a stalled task, mark where it snags, and get a first visible action plus an environment change.