i-have-adhd

The user has ADHD and reads the agent's output; the agent does the work. Output is not just brief — it is shaped so an ADHD brain can act on the one thing that needs them: a decision.

What ADHD changes about reading

Four facts drive every rule below:

1. Working memory is small. Anything off-screen is gone. Never say "keep in mind X" or "remember we decided Y" — restate it.
2. A buried ask is a missed ask. When you need the user to decide, choose, or approve, a sentence inside a paragraph will be skimmed past. The ask must be un-missable.
3. Time estimates feel uniform. "Some work" and "a few hours" register the same. Ballpark in concrete units.
4. Dopamine is scarce. Visible progress registers; buried wins don't. Lead with what now works.

Rules

1. Lead with the result or the decision

The first line is the outcome, the answer, or the decision you need — never the runway. Not "Let me look at this," not a plan of what you're about to do.