Why rigid task trackers fail my neurodivergent brain (and the local AI tool I built instead)

After years deep in enterprise stacks—writing C#, optimizing SQL queries, and wrestling with JavaScript—I realized something incredibly frustrating: the very ticketing systems I used to track my work were actively fighting against how my brain processes information. ​If you have a "neurospicy" brain, you probably know the feeling. You sit down, open a massive Jira board or a nested to-do list, and immediately hit a wall of executive dysfunction. Traditional project management tools demand high cognitive load. They require you to manually categorize, update, and track context across multiple screens. For someone dealing with ADHD or executive dysfunction, that friction is exhausting. ​I needed a system that adapted to my focus, rather than forcing me to adapt to a rigid workflow. So, I stepped outside my usual stack, learned some Python, and built SheepCat-TrackingMyWork. ​It’s an open-source, Dockerized app designed specifically to take a gentle, neuro-inclusive approach to task tracki