About

Anchor Grove Studio makes planning tools for ADHD brains — the kind that don't punish you for being human.

Why this exists

Most planners are built on an assumption: that you already have consistent motivation, reliable memory, and a steady sense of time. If you do, they work beautifully. If you don't, they quietly become one more thing you're failing at.

Streak counters that reset to zero. Thirty-slot daily lists that guarantee you end the day behind. Habit grids that turn one hard week into a visible record of everything you didn't do. None of that is motivating when your executive function is the bottleneck. It's just a paper trail of shame.

So the tools here are built the other way around.

What that means in practice

• Three priorities, not ten. A day you can actually finish is a day you'll come back to.
• No streaks, no shame language. Missing a day is information, not failure. Nothing here resets on you.
• Built for task initiation. Starting is usually the hard part, not finishing — so there are Brain Dump & Triage steps and a Dopamine Menu instead of just blank space and willpower.
• Low-pressure by default. If a tool makes you feel worse for using it imperfectly, it's badly designed.

How things are made

Everything is a digital download, delivered instantly — printables, tablet planners for GoodNotes and similar apps, Notion templates, and short practical guides. Each product page tells you the exact file format and what's inside before you buy, because you shouldn't have to guess.

Bundles exist because most of these systems work better together, and buying them separately shouldn't be the cheapest-looking option when it isn't the best one.

Questions, problems, requests

Email anchorgrovestudio@gmail.com. If a file doesn't work, tell me and I'll fix it or refund it — the refund policy spells out exactly when each applies. If there's a tool you wish existed, say so. A lot of what's here started as someone asking.