https://j0n-harr150n.com/categories/how-i-work/ Recent content in How I Work on j0n-harr150n.com Hugo en-us Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:47:32 -0400 https://j0n-harr150n.com/how-i-work/ai-limitations-become-superpowers/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:47:32 -0400 https://j0n-harr150n.com/how-i-work/ai-limitations-become-superpowers/ <h1 id="when-ai-limits-become-superpowers-breaking-mental-roadblocks-in-neurodivergent-development">When AI Limits Become Superpowers: Breaking Mental Roadblocks in Neurodivergent Development</h1> <h2 id="the-invisible-productivity-killers">The Invisible Productivity Killers</h2> <p>Mental roadblocks used to kill my productivity. I&rsquo;d have a brilliant idea, then spend three hours staring at an empty Jira epic template, paralyzed by &ldquo;proper Agile formatting.&rdquo; By the time I figured out the corporate language, I&rsquo;d lost the creative thread entirely.</p> <p>Sound familiar? If you&rsquo;re neurodivergent—particularly dealing with ADHD like I am—you know these invisible barriers all too well. Certain things would just stall my brain and slow or halt my productivity on work that actually mattered. When I work on my own projects, I like to just <em>go</em>. I don&rsquo;t like to do a lot of planning. But I&rsquo;ve also learned that planning is good, and the more complex things get, the more you need some sort of dynamic, living documentation to fall back on.</p>