Unlock Productivity with ADHD Executive Function Mode: Task Hacks & Dopamine Boosts

First Principles Consultants

Claude has a feature called ADHD Executive Function Mode.
It hacks your brain’s dopamine to finish a week’s work in 4 hours:

1. The Task Paralysis Shatterer
Prompt: "I am staring at [Task] and can't start. Break this down into 'Ridiculously Small' steps that take less than 1 minute each. Give me the first step and tell me exactly where to put my hands to begin."

2. The Dopamine Menu Architect
Prompt: "I am feeling under-stimulated. Create a ‘Dopamine Menu’ for me with 5-minute ‘Appetizers’ (quick movement), 20-minute ‘Entrees’ (deep work), and 10-minute ‘Sides’ (creative play) to keep my brain engaged."

3. The "Body Doubling" Simulator
Prompt: "Act as my virtual body double for the next 30 minutes. I will tell you what I’m working on, and I want you to check in every 10 minutes to ask for a status update and keep my focus anchored."

4. The Context-Switching Guide
Prompt: "I just finished [Task A] and need to start [Task B], but my brain is stuck. Design a 3-minute 'Mental Palate Cleanser' routine to help me transition between these two different types of energy."

5. The Interest-Based Filter
Prompt: "I have a boring administrative task: [Task]. Help me gamify this by connecting it to my current hyper-fixation: [Interest]. Create a 'Quest' structure where finishing the task unlocks a reward."

6. The Time-Blindness Auditor
Prompt: "I think [Project] will take 20 minutes, but it usually takes 2 hours. Help me 'Time-Map' this by identifying the 3 hidden sub-tasks I always forget to account for so I can set a realistic deadline."

7. The Executive Function Externalizer
Prompt: "My brain is full of 'Open Loops.' I will dump everything I'm worried about below. Categorize these into 'Now,' 'Later,' and 'Trash,' and then write a 1-sentence 'Actionable Next Step' for only the 'Now' items."

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