jotsum blog
Ways to think, and ways to use jotsum
Short, practical writing for ADHD and AuDHD minds — and anyone who's never quite fit the tools built for everyone else.
Neurodivergent mindsWhy timers, planners and time-blocking don’t work for ADHD brains
Sixty-two planners in a drawer, and it still isn’t a discipline problem. Why rigid time systems fail ADHD and AuDHD brains, and what date-first slack changes.
Neurodivergent mindsThe gap between knowing and starting
You know what needs doing. You want to do it. And you cannot start, not won’t, but can’t. What executive dysfunction is, why shame widens the gap, and what helps beyond “try harder”.
- What's new
Workspace home, guide cards & a calmer UI
A proper home when you open a workspace — recent activity, quick capture, and friendly guide cards for new users. Plus consistent forms and settings across the whole app.
Full changelog 
Neurodivergent mindsNotification anxiety: why every ping feels like a threat
Before you know what the notification is, you’re already braced and that’s not overreacting. Why pings feel like threats, and why people often stop asking for reminders after a few weeks.
Neurodivergent mindsDemand avoidance: why pressure and deadlines can make things harder
You want to do the thing. The moment it becomes a “must”, something locks up. That’s demand avoidance, and why pressure-based tools often make it worse.
Ways to use jotsumYou don’t have to carry everything into today
Old apps bury the past in hard-to-reach history, so incomplete tasks get pulled into “today” so nothing is lost. That becomes a crushing list of everything you have not finished yet. Placing tasks by capacity instead of cramming.
Ways to use jotsumThe done-list: beating the “I did nothing today” feeling
That evening thought, “what did I even do today?”, is usually not true. A done-list, and logging work in progress, gives you the evidence your memory dropped.
Ways to use jotsumThe brain dump: getting everything out of your head and into one place
Not sure what to do with jotsum? Start with the brain dump: five minutes to get everything out of your head and onto the timeline.