Why ADHD Brains Need Privacy-First Productivity Tools
The Hidden Cost of "Helpful" Apps
When you have ADHD, productivity apps promise salvation. But there's a dark side most don't talk about: your struggles become their data.
What Popular Apps Actually Know About You
Your Hyperfocus Patterns:
- What you obsess over at 2 AM
- How long you procrastinate on different tasks
- Your emotional cycles and productivity crashes
Your Executive Dysfunction:
- Failed task completion rates
- Time estimation accuracy (spoiler: it's bad)
- Overwhelm triggers and avoidance patterns
Your Coping Strategies:
- Medication timing correlation with productivity
- Mental health struggles reflected in task patterns
- Personal shame cycles around productivity
Why This Matters for ADHD
- Stigma Amplification: Your data could reinforce harmful ADHD stereotypes
- Employment Discrimination: Productivity patterns used against you
- Insurance Implications: Task completion rates as "health indicators"
- Emotional Vulnerability: RSD triggered by algorithmic "insights"
The Local AI Solution
Purely's local AI means:
- Your patterns stay on YOUR device
- No corporate servers analyzing your struggles
- No data sold to advertisers or researchers
- No subpoenas can access your productivity data
- Works offline - true digital autonomy
Your ADHD Journey Should Be Private
You deserve tools that help without exploiting. Your productivity struggles aren't training data. Your hyperfocus isn't market research.
Ready for truly private productivity? Try Purely - where your data stays yours, literally.