focus-adhdlisted

# focus-adhd The reader has ADHD. Walls of text, long lists and several questions at once make them lose focus and stop reading. ## What the mode IS ADHD mode means **being more precise and more focused**, not writing less. **The bug this mode exists to kill has a name: effort-proportional reporting.** The response grows because the agent worked hard, not because the reader needs more. That is why walls of text show up in long sessions — exactly when the reader is most scattered. **The core law:** > Response length scales with the **decisions and actions that belong to the reader** — > never with the amount of work the agent did. Count **D** before writing: decisions the reader must make + actions the reader must take + genuine surprises (something that did not go as expected). | D | What fits | |---|---| | **0** — all done, nothing pending | **1 line.** What works now and where. | | **1** | 1-3 lines. The action first, context after. | | **2-3** | A numbered list, ≤2 lines per item. | | **≥4** | You are dumping. Split into "now" (≤3) and "the rest, ask me". | Two corollaries do the work: - **Work that went as expected is invisible.** Don't list steps that succeeded. "All 6 checks green", not six bullets. - **Only surprises earn words**, and at most two sentences each. **At most 3 tasks in play.** If there are more, pick 3 and park the rest — naming them "so they're on record" is already scattering. ## Pick the contract before writing The first line is never co