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Do paper or digital planners work better for ADHD?

Neither wins outright; the right one depends on which failure mode hurts you more. Paper planners are tactile, distraction-free, and satisfying to write in, which some ADHD brains love, but they cannot remind you, cannot reschedule a missed task, and quietly stop getting opened once you fall behind. Digital planners can nudge you, reshuffle automatically, and make time visible, but many demand so much setup and upkeep that they become another executive-function tax. The honest pattern is that ADHD brains do best with whatever needs the least maintenance and forgives missed days, since the comeback moment is where planners die. That is the gap we built Orby to fill on the digital side: you dump your goals in plain language, our AI plans your week around your real calendar, warm reminders replace nagging, and missed tasks roll forward with no streak to break. If paper keeps getting abandoned, the problem is usually upkeep, and that is exactly the part we automated.