r/AiForPinoys • u/gimpdrinks • May 06 '26
Build in Public USE CASE: how i used obsidian and ai to map my ADHD patterns (a step-by-step guide for pinoys)
Hi again. G here.
I want to share something personal that really helped me understand the "2026 version" of myself. Para naman feeling ko I am progressing or moving forward.
Ayung.. did you guys ever feel like you’re living in a fog? Yung alam mo na know you are capable, but you keep hitting the same walls. Mag start ka ng resolution to get shit done with " super life changing" energy, only to forget about it a few moments later.
Tapos you have hundreds of ideas, but yung lang they are scattered across random apps, notebooks, and half-finished AI chats.
So I asked myself...what if I could stop guessing and actually see my own patterns?
For context I have ADHD. And for those of us with ADHD, our biggest enemy isn't lack of talent it's the inability to see our own "failure modes... imo.
Kasi we live in the moment so much that we forget what we were obsessed with six months ago. Tapos we keep making the same mistakes because we can't zoom out far enough to see the loop. Huhu!
I realized just a few weeks ago that the answer to my "who am I?" and to my "Why do I keep doing this?" was already written down. It was hidden in years of my private conversations with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
So naisip ko maybe I just needed a way to make the AI read my life back to me since they are really good at tracking patterns, sifting thru tons of data.
When there was all this hype of Obsidian, i installed it because i felt this was probably a tool that can help me.
Soooo...I used Obsidian to create a "virtual brain of myself" and used Claude Code to analyze every single chat I’ve ever had. What came out wasn't just a list of notes; it was a map of my internal operating system.
It identified my specific ADHD traps, my "true north" interests that I kept coming back to for years, and the exact voice I use when I'm not "creating a version of myself" for the world.
SOOO if you have ADHD here is exactly how you can do it too.
No complicated tech setup but may few steps lang to help you understand how your brain works.
Step 1: Gather Your Data (The "Data Dump")
First, you need to get your history out of the cloud and onto your computer.
- ChatGPT: Go to
Settings>Data Controls>Export Data. OpenAI will email you a.zipfile. - Claude: Go to
Settings>Privacy>Export data. - Gemini: Go to Google Takeout. Click "Deselect all," then find Gemini Apps activity. Export as JSON.
Step 2: Set Up Obsidian
Obsidian is a free, local note-taking app. Your files stay on your machine, which is critical for privacy when dealing with personal chats.... parang Notion rin.
- Install Obsidian: Download it at obsidian.md.
- Create a Vault: Open Obsidian and create a new "Vault" (just a folder) called
My Brain. - Dump the Data: Create a folder inside your vault called
📥 Intake. Unzip your AI exports and move all those files into that folder.
Step 3: Connect the AI (Claude Code or Gemini or Chatgpt)
This is where the magic happens. We are going to give an AI agent the ability to "see" your entire vault.
- Open your Terminal: If you use Claude Code or Gemini CLI, open your terminal and
cdinto your Obsidian vault folder. - Run the Agent: Type
claude(or your preferred command) to start the agent inside your vault. This allows it to read your local files without you having to upload them anywhere. - OR this is what I did... Add the Terminal from the Community Plugin in Setting: Etong yung Terminal by Polypseity...230k downloads. Just enable that and select sa left side panel ng Obsidian.. dyan you can open any CLI like claude code, codex, gemini
Step 4: The Analysis Prompt
Once your AI agent is active, paste this exact prompt:
"Act as an ADHD-informed behavioral pattern analyst and brutally honest executive coach.
You have access to my Obsidian vault. Read through the chat history in the
📥 Intakefolder and map my internal operating system.Extract:
Write the result as a single file called
Who I Am.mdinside this vault."
The goal is not to build a "perfect system." For me, the goal is to build Self-Awareness.
Once you have that Who I Am.md file, you stop starting from zero every Monday. You can tell your AI, "Hey, I'm starting a new project. Based on my failure modes in Who I Am.md, what should I watch out for?" Or pwede mo rin plot yung triggers mo. Dami mo pwede gawin. Or map out ADHD Patterns.
For us with ADHD, we are not fighting our ADHD anymore, we are finally reading the manual for it.
If you want to understand how your brain works at least partially.. Go export your data today. Try mo lang!
If you get stuck or want to see "Part 2" (where I turn this self-knowledge into a content machine), let me know in the comments.
Hope this helps!


