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How a gym routine, a year-long Shortcuts experiment, and ADHD neuroscience led to Focura.

I Never Burned Out at the Gym

How physical training patterns — regular breaks, clear tasks, knowing limits — revealed a framework for ADHD-friendly work.

The Shortcuts Year

I built an Apple Shortcut and used it for a year. It helped me start but failed to help me pause. Here's what I learned.

How ADHD Brains Actually Work

Arousal regulation, the interest-based nervous system, and why you understand a task is important but still can't start it.

Building Focura

How every feature maps to a real ADHD mechanism and a real-world analogy.

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macOS UI adapted from macOS Monterey UI Kit for Figma by Joey Banks, CC BY 4.0.