Index - FlowGlass Context-Switching Friction

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1. Recurring keywords / key ideas

• FlowGlass v2
• Context-switching friction
• Delay aversion
• Hot executive function failure
• Initiation paralysis
• Time blindness
• Immediate reward proximity
• Switching indicator / countable switches
• Confetti / XP / finish feedback
• ADHD-specific design table

2. Core / novel / atypical ideas

• Core feature: flashing switch indicator (Switching: A → B) makes context switches visible and slightly costly without hard blocking.
• Product judged by re-entry friction, not feature count.
• Every UI decision filtered through ADHD file: immediacy, initiation, time blindness.

3. Context and flow

Asset note refining a personal multi-project tool after ADHD mechanism notes. Pairs with note.md thesis: not another productivity app; a context-switch tax reducer for Nitish’s own day.

4. Publishing angles

• Mode: Experiential series
• Why: Lived product design from ADHD constraints.
• Angles:
  • Make context switches countable
  • Building for re-entry, not planning theater
  • Design table: ADHD problem → UI response

5. Miscellaneous

Stronger than the Visual Task Organiser embed note. Keep product name optional if publishing publicly.