ADHD in the Digital World
summary
ADHD brains crave dopamine so they preferentially attend to interest challenge novelty urgency (ICNU) and are more likely to develop internet or gaming addictions; studies show attention-switching times drop from 2.5 minutes → 45 seconds (Dr. Gloria Mark). Executive dysfunction makes planning and working memory fail. Practical design fixes are concrete: avoid infinite scroll and deceptive patterns, prioritize user control, reduce forced multitasking, and treat cookie nags or aggressive notifications as harmful rather than neutral.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:53Misconceptions
- 6:37Dopamine
- 10:24How to stop
- 13:52ADHD friendly design
- 17:10Value over revenue
- 19:01ADHD programmers
- 21:10Considerations
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