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Honest friction scores for ADHD systems. Setup × 0.25, capture × 0.40, 30-day stick × 0.35. Lower is easier.

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Rank 1. Friction score 2.2. Featured. #1Voice Dump RitualFeatured · AI workflow · Task initiation, OverwhelmA lock-screen shortcut that turns a ramble into three tasks.2.2Lower is easier Rank 2. Friction score 2.3. #2One-Line CaptureNotion template · Task initiation, Working memoryOne database. A new task is typing a sentence.2.3Lower is easier Rank 3. Friction score 2.4. #3Things 3App · Task initiation, Working memoryA quiet Apple inbox. Structure is optional.2.4Lower is easier Rank 4. Friction score 2.8. #4Goblin ToolsApp · Overwhelm, Task initiationPaste the dread. Get smaller steps. Then leave.2.8Lower is easier Rank 5. Friction score 3.0. #5Working Memory ShelfNotion template · Working memory, OverwhelmNow, waiting, and later. A shelf for open loops.3.0Lower is easier Rank 6. Friction score 3.1. #6TodoistApp · Task initiation, Working memoryFast capture, natural dates, and lists that still rot.3.1Lower is easier Rank 7. Friction score 3.2. #7StructuredApp · Time blindnessA visual day. Every task wants a slot.3.2Lower is easier Rank 8. Friction score 3.3. #8Sticky TodayNotion template · Task initiation, Time blindnessOne page. The only question is what happens today.3.3Lower is easier Rank 9. Friction score 3.5. #9Body Double HourAI workflow · Task initiationA standing coworking link and one task, named out loud.3.5Lower is easier Rank 10. Friction score 3.6. #10Claude Capture DeskAI workflow · Task initiation, Working memoryA pinned chat with a strict, boring output.3.6Lower is easier Rank 11. Friction score 3.7. #11TiimoApp · Time blindness, Task initiationA visual planner. The blank morning is the hard part.3.7Lower is easier Rank 12. Friction score 3.9. #12FocusmateApp · Task initiationBook a person. Name one task. Start.3.9Lower is easier Rank 13. Friction score 4.3. #13SunsamaApp · Time blindness, OverwhelmA daily planning ritual with a subscription attached.4.3Lower is easier Rank 14. Friction score 4.4. #14Amazing MarvinApp · Overwhelm, Task initiation, Working memoryA strategy for every workaround. Turn on two.4.4Lower is easier Rank 15. Friction score 4.5. #15ForestApp · Task initiation, Time blindnessA tree for a block of time you already chose.4.5Lower is easier Rank 16. Friction score 4.6. #16RoutineryApp · Time blindness, Task initiationTimers for a morning. Not an inbox for 2pm.4.6Lower is easier Rank 17. Friction score 5.1. #17Email-to-Task PipeAI workflow · Working memory, OverwhelmForward a message. Get a task. Until the token dies.5.1Lower is easier Rank 18. Friction score 5.8. #18PARA for QuittersNotion template · Overwhelm, Working memoryFour buckets, plus a week where things may stay unsorted.5.8Lower is easier Rank 19. Friction score 6.0. #19MotionApp · Time blindness, Task initiationAuto-scheduling that spends your week renegotiating.6.0Lower is easier Rank 20. Friction score 6.9. #20Ultimate BrainNotion template · Overwhelm, Working memory, Time blindnessThomas Frank's second brain. The tour is the work.6.9Lower is easier Rank 21. Friction score 7.6. Featured. #21Launchpad OSFeatured · Notion template · Overwhelm, Time blindness, Task initiation, Working memoryA command center in the screenshots. A form in real life.7.6Lower is easier Rank 22. Friction score 8.6. #22Full Life OSNotion template · Overwhelm, Working memoryPillars, pipelines, and a review stack. Tuesday can wait.8.6Lower is easier

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