I’ve always felt like my brain worked in eight different directions at once. For years, I viewed that as something to manage—or hide. But since diving deep into the world of AI, I realized that the world is finally starting to think the way we do.
In this week’s Office Hours, I’m sharing why I believe neurodivergent professionals have a “fast-track” to understanding AI. We’re pattern-seekers, we’re non-linear thinkers, and AI tends to reward those traits.
However, being a late-diagnosed ADHD woman in a corporate environment comes with its own set of hurdles, specifically around executive functioning. In the video above, I break down the four specific ways I use AI to bridge the gap between my brain and the modern workplace:
Breaking the task initiation freeze: How to get past the “where do I even start?” phase.
The boring-task buffer: Using AI to handle the data-cleaning and note-organizing that feels like a “time suck.”
The tone translator: Navigating the “blunt vs. warm” spectrum in emails.
Solving time blindness: Building a schedule that actually accounts for how long things take.
I also want to talk about the “trade-off.” There’s a fine line between using AI for efficiency and using it to “mask” so hard that you lose your own voice. We talk about how to stay yourself while still getting the job done.
I’d love to hear from you: Does your AI use feel connected to how your brain is wired? What are your “hacks” for staying organized?
Read the article that this video is based on (including a bunch of research):
Why ADHD brains “get” AI better
I had 90 minutes until deadline and a document full of random thoughts that made sense to me and zero sense to anyone else. So I dumped it into ChatGPT and it gave back something that looked like I’d been organized the whole time.
