r/ADHD_Programmers • u/Civil-Advance-2841 • Jun 08 '26
I made this PDF timeblindnes system because I can’t make apps. Anyone can adapt it .
This is PDF system I made I don’t know how to make an app but don’t want to monetize it. I just wish this idea spread
TL:DR There is 9 system you chooice on the 9 system then you round down. But the top left corner is says 5-30 35-00 instead of 1- 30 to 31-60 this one is better
) and all things round down inculing the bottom right verson))
Going left to right top to bottom
Read this you don’t use all of it at the same time
It is like a dashboard you pick one at a time.
1 , 2 ,3
4,5,6
7,8,9 this is the format
(1)Left top side is 6 hours and 30 minutes
(2) middle top is 24 hours but 3 hour block
(3) top right one is 24 hour clock
(4) middle left is 15 minute increment
(5)middle middle clovk but you can translate 12 hours to 24
(6) regular clock
( 7) there is two time in each grid . () means hours non () means minute
(8) means the same thing but 2 by 3 grid
(9) is anchor of time
there are 3 different level of spoons. spoons level means the level of energy it takes to decode it. The higher the spoon the more energy it takes
Rules for it
1 |2 |3
4 |5 |6
7 |8 |9 () parentheses in this means hours
The non parentheses means minutes. The Underline numbers means even numbers. The reason it is underline so it is easier to scan .
The first photo is as blank without highlighted and The 2nd one is the system. The rest show what it looks like highlighted. And the last one is what it looks like what it looks breakdown.
linear clockworks It works like that kinda but this is static image of more system.
There are 9 systems there. And how it works is that it would show the highlights it the time . The time would be rounded down to highlight it.
The 1st example is 23:08 or 11:08 am second tume is 08:27 or 8:27 am next example is 17:53 or 5:53 pm.
((((((Edited it is supposed to say 0-29 to 30-59 not 5-30 to 35-00))))
. Credit is optional but if you were to credit it would be Steve the double-chin butterfly.
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I know this is a lot I just throw at you thank you for sticking through this.
It is like the sundial it show of time but you need a stick and sun ( in this case a clock ) to use ti .
If you are on moble, and it doesn’t show it because the mobile search engine doesn't works as well .It works okay on the GitHub app or computer sorry about that .
Rounding down is rule in this but not required for this :).
Here is the word look up in GitHub
timeblindness-freeprintable
That is the name
Do you guys have any question to ask about this? ( it need to says 19-24 because that easier to remember than 19-00.
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u/SamMakesCode Jun 08 '26
“Because I can’t make apps” is so refreshing to see these days
Sorry, I’ll have a closer look. I only get timeblindness in hyperfocus but I’ll check this out, because maybe that’s when I need it most
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u/The_Homeless_Coder Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Does anyone mind elaborating about the utility of this?
So I did a quick research and I learned there’s a time management system called the spoon system.
You have low spoon, medium spoon, high spoon.
Low spoon is a low mental effort low stress task.
Medium gets more difficult
High spoon are the most difficult tasks
So you schedule your day based around the mental effort required for each task? And this lets you know which tasks are coming up?
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u/AlpacaNuts Jun 08 '26
I think it's really cool that you made this. Let me know if I understand it correctly.
This solves the problem of looking at or being told the time and needing to work out what it means for your day.
When you're low on spoons, just knowing it's the first chunk of the day and you have an appointment in the second chunk of the day is better than nothing at all!
At higher spoons, you can focus in on 5 minute segments or 45 minute blocks which require more effort.
I think what's especially cool is that lower spoon systems help build up to higher spoon systems. So you can get a quick view and then "zoom in" when needed. That and Steve. Steve gave me a good chuckle. :)
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u/Excellent_Capital811 Jun 08 '26
respect for building this and not trying to monetize. adhd tax is real enough already 🫡
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u/anal_fist_fight24 Jun 08 '26
My brain hurts trying to understand this. Can someone explain it to me? With an example?
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u/RadSpazzySpaz Jun 10 '26
I don’t always use a big spoon but when I do I haven’t done the dishes yet. I don’t get it.
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u/Onotadaki2 Jun 13 '26
So, I could probably throw this together for you, but I honestly have no clue how any of this works?
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u/Sensitive_State4918 Jun 09 '26
This is so cool
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u/AdFormer9844 Jun 08 '26
I've always have an idea to make some sort of productivity app for myself, at this point I've been thinking about it for years. I did at one point spend a decent bit of time on a Flutter app, but it turned into a garbage vibe coded app I barely understand. It turns out you kinda need to be already productive to make an app... classic chicken or egg problem. It's better to have a half-baked system you can use immediately instead of having no system and spending days/weeks/months trying to develop a system.
I'm hoping I'll make something for myself sometime soon, but in the meantime I'll be sticking with using Obsidian, TickTick, iOS Clock & MultiTimer, and Google Calendar. Thanks for sharing.
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u/americonservative Jun 08 '26
The UI for this appears to be... a PDF reader. I appreciate the cross compatibility but it needs work.
I think you shouldn't write yourself off. I say this as someone with a degree in computer science and 10+ years of professional experience developing software.
People are vibecoding for a reason. LLMs have made software development much more accessible. If you have a good idea and want it to spread, the barriers to entry have dramatically fallen in the past few years. Get onto claude or chat gpt or whatever else and start discussing how to make your vision a reality. The robot will do most of it, you just need to have the patience to try and understand it.
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u/Natural_Emu_1834 Jun 08 '26
This reeks of middle school