What is Nudge?

Task initiation is a core executive function deficit in ADHD — the brain struggles to transition from "not doing" to "doing", especially when the task is vague or overwhelming.

• ✓Brain Dump converts racing thoughts into a concrete list
• ✓AI suggestions pick one task so you never have to choose
• ✓🔥 One Thing flag — one decision, made once each morning
• ✓Hard Day mode: one task, 2-minute timer, lowest possible barrier

ADHD brains struggle to perceive time passing. An hour and ten minutes feel roughly the same. This makes planning, prioritising, and knowing when to stop nearly impossible.

• ✓Timeline proportional blocks: 30 min looks smaller than 2 hours
• ✓Focus timer countdown — time is visible, not abstract
• ✓5-min and 1-min transition warnings (banner + haptic)
• ✓10-min pre-task push notification so nothing sneaks up on you

When everything feels equally urgent and equally hard, choosing where to start can take longer than doing the task itself. This is a dopamine and executive function problem, not a laziness problem.

• ✓AI picks the single best task for right now — no choosing required
• ✓🔥 One Thing: reduce the morning choice to one decision
• ✓Hard Day mode presents one task at a time

ADHD working memory is smaller and leakier than neurotypical. Thoughts disappear mid-task. Important things fall out of your head constantly.

• ✓Brain Dump: externalise everything so your brain can let go
• ✓Voice input — capture thoughts as fast as they arrive
• ✓"Quick Note" button during focus: log intrusive thoughts without stopping
• ✓Home screen widget: see your tasks without even opening the app

Vague tasks ('write the report', 'sort finances') create a wall of overwhelm. ADHD brains need concrete, specific, startable steps — not a project title.

• ✓AI Task Breakdown: tap 'Break it down ✨' → 3–5 concrete sub-steps
• ✓Each step has an action verb and a realistic duration (5–15 min)
• ✓Sub-steps appear during your focus session to tick off as you go

The flip side of ADHD: sometimes you get so locked in that hours disappear. No natural stop point. You miss meals, meetings, sleep.

• ✓Focus timer with a clear, chosen end time
• ✓5-minute warning banner + haptic: "start wrapping up"
• ✓1-minute warning: hard stop incoming
• ✓Ambient sounds auto-stop when the timer ends

"I broke my streak, so why bother." One missed day becomes two, then a week. The all-or-nothing thinking pattern in ADHD turns normal setbacks into total failures.

• ✓2 shield tokens: burn one to protect your streak on a bad day
• ✓Shields must be earned back — they reward consistency, not excuses
• ✓Missed habit days don't pile up — tomorrow is always fresh
• ✓Welcome back banner after 2+ days away: "You're here. That's the hardest part done."

Body doubling — working alongside another person — is one of the most evidence-backed ADHD focus techniques. The presence of another person activates the focus system without conversation or pressure.

• ✓Work With Me rooms: join or create, see who's working and what they're on
• ✓No video, no talking — just presence
• ✓Preset rooms (Deep Work, Quick Tasks, Evening Hangout) always available
• ✓Free for all users — always

When a task keeps getting skipped, there's usually a reason — it's too vague, too overwhelming, or carries emotional weight. Regular to-do apps just keep showing it. Nudge surfaces it and offers real options.

• ✓Skipped task badge: '2d skipped' pill appears after 2+ roll-overs
• ✓Skipped task action sheet: ⚡ Just 5 min / ✂️ Break it down / 📅 Next week / 🗑️ Let it go
• ✓5-min option starts a session immediately — the lowest possible barrier

Habits require consistent initiation — exactly what ADHD makes hard. Miss one day, the chain breaks. Most apps give you a list to check manually each day, which is just another task to forget.

• ✓My Habits: set once, generates automatically every day/week
• ✓Six presets including medication, water, walk, mindfulness
• ✓Per-habit daily reminders at your chosen time (stored in database — survives reinstalls)
• ✓Pause for 1 week / 1 month with no auto-resume surprise

Out of sight is out of mind — completely. ADHD working memory doesn't passively hold reminders. If it's not in front of you, it doesn't exist.

• ✓Morning daily reminder (required) — tap to open the priority picker
• ✓Up to 2 extra daily reminders at your chosen times
• ✓Per-task reminders for specific tasks on their scheduled day
• ✓10-min pre-task notification: "Your task starts in 10 minutes"
• ✓Home screen banner flashes when a task is within 10 minutes

ADHD brains struggle to notice incremental progress. 'I worked hard this week' doesn't feel real without evidence. Without data, every week feels like a failure.

• ✓Week in Review (Pro): Tasks / Focus / Habits / Insights tabs
• ✓Focus patterns by time of day and day of week across all sessions
• ✓Per-habit 7-day dot rows + 30-day completion rates
• ✓Streak card with 7-day dot history and points breakdown

Forgetting medication is one of the most common and impactful ADHD challenges. A generic reminder app often gets ignored. A habit system built into your daily task flow is harder to miss.

• ✓My Habits preset: '💊 Take medication' — one tap to set up
• ✓Daily reminder at your chosen time, every day
• ✓Stored in the database — survives reinstalls and phone changes

ADHD and mental health challenges coexist at high rates. When someone writes "I'm useless" or worse in their task list, a productivity app ignoring it is a missed opportunity to help.

• ✓Shame language detected → Hard Day mode suggestion + mental health resources
• ✓Crisis language detected → immediate helpline information (Befrienders + others)
• ✓No judgment, no overreaction — just the right support at the right moment