Thank you for sharing your experience! This also resonates really well with me. Executive function deficit is also a common symptom of ADHD, and I’ve gone through dozens of self-help books or techniques, like atomic habits, journaling, time blocks, pomodoro, hourly logging etc. None of them stick for more than 3 months, and none have substantially changed how I behave. I recently talked with Claude with this issue, and it points out that the habits I’ve been trying to build up require the exact executive function that I’m aiming to enhance, and this easily breaks when the excitement from novelty fades away. Then I started building a journaling app quite similar to what you describe, with some additional features like syncing with my Outlook calendar and helping me automatically block time and reschedule.
I haven’t started implementing the exo-brain part as you described. I’m quite curious how did you organize your daily logs into long term memory for the LLM so that they fit into the LLM’s context window? Do you follow any architecture from relevant research?
My favorite thing to do when waiting for my AI coding assistant is to do burpee with push-up. Sitting for long hours is bad for health, and taking even a 5-minute break in between could yield some health benefits. Burpee is a great compound exercise to get the heart rate pumped in a few minutes. Squat is also nice. I also noticed more energy and mental clarity since I developed this habit.