Notes

Long-form writing on the AI Failure Modes (AFMs), the Re-Entry Protocol, and what we're learning. One every other week. Free.


2026-05-07

The 12-minute reset before the day disappears

Do not fix the day. Make the next action small enough to touch. A short ADHD re-entry protocol with a free printable version.

2026-04-28

When you find a great prompt, never save it, can't recreate it

I wrote a prompt that got me out of a three-day spiral. I deleted it by accident. Now I can’t rebuild it. This is AFM-4.

2026-04-28

When AI made my ADHD worse — and how I started weaning

I relied on AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT until A common pattern: my ADHD symptoms worsening, a phenomenon we refer to as AFM-8 Dependency Calcification

2026-04-28

How much Time-Blindness Tax are you paying right now?

The invisible cost of ADHD time blindness. I calculated my own tax, and you can too. See how much you're losing.

2026-04-28

When the email Claude wrote came back with 'is something wrong?'

Claude's email response sparked a trust blowback moment

2026-04-28

I asked AI for everything. Then I couldn't do anything.

The moment I outsourced my thinking to AI, my ADHD brain hit a wall. Here's how we can avoid the same trap.

2026-04-28

When AI says "I can't help with that" and your nervous system reacts like it was a person

That pause when an AI refuses a request and your body braces for rejection. I built this to stop the RSD spiral before it starts.

2026-04-28

When you spend 4 hours in ChatGPT and have one paragraph to show for it

That moment you realize you've been researching medieval farming techniques instead of writing the quarterly report. AFM-1 Hyperfocus Tunnel protocol for A

2026-04-28

When the email Claude wrote sounds smooth and your partner says "this didn't sound like you"

Your partner flagged the AI email as fake. Here is the read-aloud protocol to fix AFM-2 Voice Laundering before you hit send.

2026-04-28

When you open a Claude thread you abandoned two weeks ago

Experience the familiar sinking feeling when you revisit a Claude project left cold for two weeks. Learn how to overcome Re-Entry Collapse with the 4-line

2026-04-28

Pick one AI for 30 days. Stop relooking.

Sick of switching AI tools? Pick one for 30 days and focus. Decision tree inside.


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