This week I have a discussion with Michael, a Waves of Focus group member, about living with ADHD and a wandering mind and how he refines tools and routines to manage distractibility, interruption sensitivity, and RSD.

Diagnosed as an adult six years ago after years of being mischaracterized with learning issues, Michael gained clarity through ADHD community resources (including How to ADHD and Waves of Focus). He describes “refinement” as narrowing and consolidating workflows across methods and tools.

We discuss trust vs. doubt in systems, keeping clutter out of daily view, the emergence of AI, and preserving autonomous thinking and human creativity.

You can see more about what Michael Porter is getting up to at his website.

Helpful Tools for ADHD and Wandering Minds Referenced:

Obsidian

Jira

Waves of Focus

OmniFocus

DevonThink

Due reminder app

Todoist

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