ADHD task paralysis is usually a list problem - forty open loops and no starting point. tadoo forces one card into focus, times it, and shows the streak when you win.
a list has no state: all forty items sit there shouting at once, so the brain picks nothing or the easiest thing. a kanban board has state - one card moves at a time, and focus mode moves exactly one card into a timed session.
task paralysis is choosing cost: too many equal options, so none get picked. tadoo removes the choice - focus mode picks the card for you, starts a 25-minute pomodoro, and the only decision left is 'work on this now'.
for many people yes, because '25 minutes' is a boundary the brain accepts where 'until it's done' is not. the timer runs in the same screen as the board, so there is no tab-switching to break the spell.
a WIP limit caps how many cards can sit in 'doing'. with a cap of two, starting a third means finishing or moving one first - it externalises the discipline that ADHD brains find hardest to hold internally.
the streak counter rewards showing up, not finishing perfectly. checking three small cards keeps the streak alive, which builds the daily habit ADHD routines depend on.
no. tadoo is a work tool, not therapy or medication. it is built around strategies ADHD coaches commonly suggest - external structure, one-thing-at-a-time, visible progress - which is exactly what a constrained board gives you.
the board shows yesterday's unfinished cards first - you start from reality instead of a blank page. no deciding what matters: WIP limits already decided that.
pick the stuck card, hit focus, 25 minutes on that card alone. the streak ticks over. overdue cards glow at the top of the column so nothing quietly rots.
cards cleared this week, streak length, per-column counts - visible proof of progress, which is the reward loop ADHD brains routinely miss.
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