Mallow: Task Breaker for ADHD

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About this app

It is not your fault.

If you have a graveyard of abandoned planners and productivity apps, you are not lazy, and you do not lack willpower. Traditional productivity tools are built exclusively for neurotypical brains. They assume you can start a task on demand, accurately estimate time, and maintain linear focus.

For the ADHD brain, a standard to-do list is not a helpful tool; it is a source of chronic anxiety, decision fatigue, and overwhelming guilt. You don't need to try harder. You need a neuroinclusive system built for how your executive functioning actually works.

Welcome to your new cognitive sanctuary.

Break the Freeze Response with Task Chunking

When you feel completely overwhelmed and your biological instinct is to freeze, shut down, and avoid a project, simply type your daunting task into our engine. Instantly experience cognitive relief as the app breaks your massive project down into highly manageable, almost trivially easy micro-steps. We externalize your working memory so you never have to ask, "Where do I even start?" again.

Rewire Your Patterns with Learning Modules & Brain Hacks

This is not just a daily planner; it is a personalized roadmap to understanding your neurobiology. Access bite-sized Psychological Insights and Brain Hacks that teach you the exact science behind your behavior. Learn why your task paralysis is a biological dorsal vagal freeze response and acquire the Cognitive Behavioral strategies required to bypass it. Build lasting momentum, regulate your emotions, and achieve your goals without burning out.

Designed for Executive Dysfunction

- Visual Time Management: Overcome time blindness with visual cues that adapt to your fluctuating energy levels.
- Low-Friction Capture: Remove the barriers between your thoughts and your actions.
- Guilt-Free Resets: Missed a day? Our system never penalizes you. Experience compassionate nudges that help you reset without the shame cycle.

Stop letting traditional software dictate your self-worth.

Get your personalized plan to overcome task paralysis and beat executive dysfunction.

Specialized Support for Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT)

While many productivity tools focus on the "hyperactive" side of the neurodivergent spectrum, Mallow is purpose-built to support those living with Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT), now increasingly known as Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS).

If you often feel like you are moving through mental fog, struggle with chronic "brain fog," or find yourself lost in daydreams when you need to be taking action, you aren't "slow", you are managing a specific cognitive profile. Mallow provides the structure needed to bridge the gap between mental lethargy and physical movement.

- Combat Mental Fogginess: When your internal "engine" feels sluggish, Mallow acts as your external starter motor. Our task-chunking engine requires zero mental heavy lifting; just input the goal, and let the AI clear the fog by providing the path.

- Bridge the Initiation Gap: For those with SCT, the hardest part is the transition from rest to action. We use low-friction interfaces and gentle prompts designed specifically to bypass the cognitive "drag" of task switching.

- Manage Cognitive Energy: Unlike "hustle culture" apps that demand 100% effort all day, Mallow respects your fluctuating energy levels. Our system is designed to capture your ideas when you're dreaming and organize them for when you're ready to act.

Recover from Burnout & Chronic Overwhelm

Mallow is designed to be your burnout recovery tool. When you are in the depths of burnout, your executive functioning is at its lowest. Mallow’s "Micro-Stepping" logic is designed to make tasks so small they feel safe again, allowing you to build momentum without triggering a crash.

What’s new

Welcome to Mallow!

Beat overwhelm with the ultimate ADHD support. We help you stop procrastinating by turning big goals into easy, bite-sized steps.

What’s Inside:

- Automatically break overwhelming tasks down for Microstepping / Task chunking.
- Learn proven strategies for treating procrastination and task initiation paralysis.