Emotions as Signals, Not Problems: A Primer on Somatic Awareness
Emotions are signals, not problems. Habits matter more than motivation. A brief overview of common therapy concepts in aphorism form.
Six Environment Design Strategies for ADHD Executive Dysfunction
ADHD is an executive function disorder, not an attention disorder. Six concrete environment design strategies can compensate immediately.
Body Doubling and Parallel Play Work Remotely for ADHD Focus
Procrastination is not a willpower failure. Body doubling and parallel play provide the external nervous system cue your brain needs to start.
Medication Plus Therapy Is the Best ADHD Treatment, With Three Tech Add-Ons
Medication plus behavior therapy is the most effective ADHD treatment. Three evidence-based tech categories can supplement, not replace, this combo.
How ADHD Stimulants Work: Narrowing Focus, Not Adding Energy
ADHD stimulant medications help the brain narrow focus and filter irrelevant stimuli. The same mechanism explains why caffeine helps many with ADHD.
The Hunter-Farmer Theory of ADHD: Mismatch, Not Disorder
The hunter-farmer theory reframes ADHD as a mismatch between hunter brain wiring and modern farmer society, not a disorder to be fixed.
Your brain wasn't built to hold this much information | Richard Cytowic
Your brain runs on a fixed energy budget. Multitasking and constant screen exposure cost real biological resources you cannot expand.
When You Stop Explaining Yourself, Everything Changes – Carl Jung
Compulsive self-explanation is a form of submission rooted in childhood invalidation. Stopping it builds internal authority and filters relationships.
What you must know before AGI arrives | Carnegie Mellon University Po-Shen Loh
The most important skill for the AGI era is autonomous thinking, the ability to synthesize ideas for problems you have never seen before.
You don't need a 10-year plan. You need to experiment. | Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Rigid long-term plans cause more anxiety than progress. Small time-boxed experiments based on curiosity produce better decisions with less burnout.