ADHD isn’t a productivity problem, it’s an operating system that requires different architecture. You can’t run typical business workflows on ADHD neurology and expect them to work. You have to design systems that route around attention inconsistency, working memory limitations, and reward delay sensitivity.
This section documents what actually works when building businesses with ADHD constraints. Not theory. Not motivation. Just operational receipts from running WordReward remotely and NDC off-grid while managing a brain that thinks strategically OR executes effectively, but never both simultaneously.
Core insights:
Systems Over Willpower.. Why All Systems Will Fail ADHD Brains
Why conventional productivity systems fail ADHD brains and what to build instead.
ADHD choice, Think or Act, but not both.
The two-mode limitation and how to structure work around it.
Structural Decisions vs Motivational Ones
Building systems that eliminate decision points instead of requiring discipline.
Remote Operations Without Losing Control.. Building While Off-Grid
Passive information architecture for when you can’t depend on being reachable.
Related: Off-Grid Reality and Professional Obligation • Psychology, Behavior, and Systems Thinking
