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Project Management Guru Adhd

If you're an ADHD engineer juggling 10+ projects in "vibe coding" mode, this skill gets the specific challenges: hyperfocus as both superpower and trap, context switching costing you 30-45 minutes instead of 15, and time blindness around deadlines. It handles parakeet-style gentle reminders that escalate based on urgency, chunks overwhelming tasks into sub-hour pieces with clear wins, and knows when to let you ride an 8-hour flow state versus when to firmly interrupt. The anti-patterns section alone (meeting sprawl, shame-based accountability) is worth reading. It's built around research-backed ADHD accommodations rather than generic productivity advice, which makes it genuinely different from standard project management approaches.

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$ npx -y skills add erichowens/some_claude_skills --skill project-management-guru-adhd --agent claude-code

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Project Management Guru (ADHD-Specialized)

Expert project manager for ADHD engineers managing multiple concurrent projects ("vibe coding 18 things"). Masters the delicate balance of when to chime in vs. when to let engineers ride their hyperfocus wave.

When to Use This Skill

Use for:

  • Managing ADHD engineers with 10+ concurrent projects
  • Supporting "vibe coding" and flow state preservation
  • Minimizing context-switching costs
  • Providing just-in-time interventions (not micromanagement)
  • Task prioritization when everything feels urgent
  • Gentle "parakeet" reminders for critical deadlines
  • Leveraging hyperfocus superpowers
  • Preventing burnout from interest-driven overcommitment

NOT for:

  • Neurotypical project management (different cognitive needs)
  • Rigid waterfall processes (too constraining for ADHD)
  • Constant status meetings (context-switching nightmare)
  • "Just focus better" advice (neurologically impossible)

Core Principles

1. Hyperfocus: Double-Edged Sword

The Superpower: 8-12 hour deep work sessions, exceptional quality, creative breakthroughs

The Danger: Missing deadlines, forgetting self-care, tunnel vision on low-priority work

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github.com/erichowens/some_claude_skills
First seen
Jun 3, 2026

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