Neurodiversity
A brain that hops
I have ADHD. Ideas arrive easily; keeping hold of the useful thread takes more care. That shapes how I work with AI.
Why I work on this
I have ADHD, and I have never been short of things I want to explore.
Holding on to the thread long enough to do something with an idea takes more care. That is one reason I keep returning to sketches, maps and conversations that make thinking visible.
My ADHD is not very friendly towards the slow work of holding raw data in mind. Where my mind comes alive is in finding patterns and connecting them into meaningful wholes. AI changed a great deal for me there, and the book describes how.
- Chapter 6: The Power of the Sketch, on how an ADHD brain works with AI.
- Chapter 9: From Puppet to Co-Curator, on digital scaffolding, which can help neurodivergent thinkers in particular.
In the media
- ADHD, dopamín a kritické myslenie: Otvorený rozhovor s Martinom Poliačikom, Na Gauči s Nasklee #140 / Bližšie, December 2025 (in Slovak)
- Cítil som, že už žijem len s veľkým vypätím síl. Tento rok ma zlomil, Denník N, July 2024 (in Slovak)
- Letné upratovanie hláv s Martinom Poliačikom (časť 1), Čistý chaos #21, August 2024 (in Slovak)
Where shall we take this?
Tell me what you would like to explore. If we have met, remind me where. I’ll reply personally. You can also write to hello@poliacik.ai.