you're not lazy. your brain just skips one step everyone else makes automatically.
it's called executive function. starting, switching, sequencing, holding the thread. the adhd brain does not reliably produce it, so you freeze on things you actually care about and then hand yourself a character flaw for it. it was never that.
seven situations. one move each.
these are the seven ways executive function misfires. the skill spots which one you're in and runs it. here's the whole map.
can't begin
starting is a separate function from doing, and it's the one that misfires. do the first physical action, not the task. open the file. ten seconds, no decision.
too boring to touch
adhd runs on interest, novelty, urgency, challenge, not importance. bolt one on. worst version, twelve minutes, go. real reward right after.
fine when someone's there
you don't need help, you need a second presence so it stops sliding. the skill holds the thread while you do the one thing.
stuck between tasks
the last task is still running and eating the bandwidth for the next. hard close it, out loud, then cold start. two minutes, max.
deep in it, edge coming
hyperfocus is the asset, the drop-off is the tax. stop five minutes early and write the next single action into the file so tomorrow is a loaded cold start.
time keeps lying
time blindness is real and "estimate better" changes nothing. measure what it actually took last time, use that number, count the invisible setup.
everything at once
the load isn't the tasks, it's holding them. empty your head onto the page, let the skill sort it, take back one thing. one.
send it to your inbox and unlock the download.
you'll get the skill file and the 2-minute install, right here on this page the second you enter your email. no waiting on a confirmation click.
one email to unlock it. no spam, leave whenever you want.
the adhd executive-function skill
download it, drop it into claude, and start talking. the install is two lines. the zip has the skill plus the instructions.
install (2 minutes)
- claude desktop / claude.ai: settings → capabilities → skills → upload skill. drop in the folder or the .zip.
- claude code: put the folder in
~/.claude/skills/. - done. you don't retype a prompt or remember a system. you just talk.