ThoughtNest: Organizing Nonlinear Thinking for ADHD Minds
ThoughtNest is an idea-capture app for ADHD users that helps organize spontaneous thoughts into visual, flexible categories.
ThoughtNest is an idea-capture app for ADHD users that helps organize spontaneous thoughts into visual, flexible categories.
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Challenge
For many people, especially those with nonlinear thinking styles, useful ideas often show up unexpectedly, and vanish just as fast. While traditional note-taking apps allow users to jot things down, they rarely offer a system for organizing those thoughts in the moment. This leads to scattered notes that are quickly forgotten and rarely acted on. Users need a tool that helps them capture fleeting thoughts instantly, while also making it easy to sort and revisit them later in a meaningful way.
Results
ThoughtNest opens directly to a clean, frictionless capture screen, allowing users to quickly write down thoughts before they’re lost. Each idea can be manually assigned to a visual, editable category right away, helping users build organization into the process without feeling overwhelmed. Users can switch between a list view or a Kanban-style board to track and reflect on their thoughts in the way that works best for them. To support habit-building, the app also sends gentle affirmation-based notifications throughout the day, at customizable times and frequencies, reminding users to pause, reflect, and jot down anything on their mind. Future versions will explore AI-powered grouping to help users who struggle with mental organization sort their ideas automatically.
📱 Check out the mobile app demo photos at the top!
Challenge
For many people, especially those with nonlinear thinking styles, useful ideas often show up unexpectedly, and vanish just as fast. While traditional note-taking apps allow users to jot things down, they rarely offer a system for organizing those thoughts in the moment. This leads to scattered notes that are quickly forgotten and rarely acted on. Users need a tool that helps them capture fleeting thoughts instantly, while also making it easy to sort and revisit them later in a meaningful way.
Results
ThoughtNest opens directly to a clean, frictionless capture screen, allowing users to quickly write down thoughts before they’re lost. Each idea can be manually assigned to a visual, editable category right away, helping users build organization into the process without feeling overwhelmed. Users can switch between a list view or a Kanban-style board to track and reflect on their thoughts in the way that works best for them. To support habit-building, the app also sends gentle affirmation-based notifications throughout the day, at customizable times and frequencies, reminding users to pause, reflect, and jot down anything on their mind. Future versions will explore AI-powered grouping to help users who struggle with mental organization sort their ideas automatically.
📱 Check out the mobile app demo photos at the top!
Challenge
For many people, especially those with nonlinear thinking styles, useful ideas often show up unexpectedly, and vanish just as fast. While traditional note-taking apps allow users to jot things down, they rarely offer a system for organizing those thoughts in the moment. This leads to scattered notes that are quickly forgotten and rarely acted on. Users need a tool that helps them capture fleeting thoughts instantly, while also making it easy to sort and revisit them later in a meaningful way.
Results
ThoughtNest opens directly to a clean, frictionless capture screen, allowing users to quickly write down thoughts before they’re lost. Each idea can be manually assigned to a visual, editable category right away, helping users build organization into the process without feeling overwhelmed. Users can switch between a list view or a Kanban-style board to track and reflect on their thoughts in the way that works best for them. To support habit-building, the app also sends gentle affirmation-based notifications throughout the day, at customizable times and frequencies, reminding users to pause, reflect, and jot down anything on their mind. Future versions will explore AI-powered grouping to help users who struggle with mental organization sort their ideas automatically.
📱 Check out the mobile app demo photos at the top!