02 / Attention
ADHD Brain Training.
Attention & focus tool (not only) for ADHD.
How to use it
- 01 Complexity = 0 — ambient flow. Let it run on the screen next to your work. Headphones on. Keep going. You drop into flow.
- 02 If attention is hard and you have a difficult task in front of you, raise Complexity step by step until you feel enough pull to start the work.
- 03 When the work has momentum, drop Complexity back down. Let the tool sit underneath the focus, not over it.
Headphones recommended. Run it as long as you need.
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What it is.
A tool that activates attention and dopamine. The same bilateral stimulation engine as the EMDR session — but used differently. Here you're not bringing up a memory. You're using the audio and visual rhythm to give your nervous system something to grab onto, so the rest of you can do the work.
Soft and ambient at Complexity 0. Heavier and more "present" as you raise it. You decide how much pull you need.
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The science.
ADHD is associated with low dopamine signaling, especially in the prefrontal cortex. Dopamine is what filters out the "noise" — the constant pull of every stimulus competing for attention — and what powers goal-directed behavior. Low dopamine means more noise, weaker filtering, less thrust toward the thing you actually want to do.
Norepinephrine is the partner system. It supplies the energy and confidence to start a task and stay with it. Standard ADHD medications (stimulants like methylphenidate and amphetamine salts) raise both dopamine and norepinephrine for exactly this reason.
Behavioral and sensory inputs can also nudge these systems. Bilateral stimulation, music with strong rhythm, cold exposure, brief intense exercise, even chewing gum — all push dopamine or norepinephrine up by small but real amounts. But most of those effects are short-lived, and you can't do them at your desk while you work or study. This tool sits in that category: a sensory dose of bilateral input that can give the nervous system enough lift to engage — one you can keep running while you stay at the task.
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In ADHD there's low dopamine, and that low dopamine creates noise in the system that makes it hard to attend to any one thing. Treatments work by raising dopamine and norepinephrine — that quiets the noise and gives the brain enough signal to focus.
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Not a replacement.
This is not a substitute for therapy, a psychiatrist, or medication. If you have ADHD and your treatment plan includes meds or behavioral therapy, keep that in place. This is an additional tool that sits alongside the rest of your stack.
Some days this tool alone will be enough. Some days you'll use it as an extra boost on top of everything else. Both are valid. Listen to what your day actually needs.
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When to reach for it.
- — You sit down to work and your attention scatters before you even start.
- — You have a hard task and need a kick to begin.
- — You're already working but the focus keeps slipping.
- — You want quiet, sustained background activation while you read or write.
- — Your meds are fading at the end of the day and you have one more thing to finish.
Begin
Headphones on. Complexity at 0. Start the work. Raise it when you need more pull.
Start the session