ADHD and AI Agents: A Personal Perspective on Productivity

I Have ADHD. My AI Agent Is the Best and Worst Thing for It.

TLDR: The author reflects on how AI agents change the productivity equation for people with ADHD. On one hand, agents eliminate execution friction that used to stop ideas from becoming reality. On the other hand, agents can keep too many threads open, amplifying the ADHD tendency to context switch. The solution is deliberate scaffolding: cap the "Now" list, offload immediately, and batch check-ins rather than supervise continuously.

I Have ADHD. My AI Agent Is the Best and Worst Thing for It.