<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: offbrands</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=offbrands</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:56:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=offbrands" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by offbrands in "Show HN: Shimmer – ADHD coaching for adults, now on web"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>“ Shimmer was born from my personal frustration when I was diagnosed last year & wasn’t able to find an affordable, quality ADHD coach. True hyperfocus mode,”<p>Having a diagnosis that you have a recognized mental health disorder and then being able to, in less than a year, have a full platform launched and ready to go should make anyone who struggles with ADHD pause and ask how and question everything.<p>I’ve had ADHD my whole life and was diagnosed 10ish years ago. I couldn’t, medicated or not, accomplish anything of this magnitude in that amount of time if my life depended on it.<p>Nor anyone I know who has ADHD.<p>I can’t even think how your first thought would be to find a “coach” and then the idea you have is a coach platform and decided to run with it and attempt to build a whole ass platform instead of adapting to your new diagnosis.<p>Also why look for a coach? Not a therapist? Coach’s are known to be a morally grey area.<p>Further more, hyperfocus doesn’t work like this and putting it in the cheeky “true hyperfocus mode” sounds disingenuous and unempathetic to your intended clients struggles.<p>Finishing stuff is HARD for ADHD people. How is this already done?<p>This reeks of trying to profit off the ADHD boom of the last couple years.<p>I hope I’m wrong about my suspicions and I hate that this is my first comment on this site, but seriously this is concerning.<p>I normally want to lift people up and commend them on their accomplishments yet I can’t for the life of me understand the thought process here. It’s the most neurotypical/grifty answer to a diagnosis I’ve ever heard.</p>
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