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ADHD Diary #005: When the Vision Finally Clicks

No-Travel-Day. The week Magatama stopped being a collection of security tools and became a platform. What happens inside an ADHD brain when 18 months of fragmented work suddenly makes sense.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-26 / ~2 min read min read
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ADHD Diary #004: The Week Nothing Shipped

No-Travel-Day. No commits, no launches, no progress visible to anyone outside my head. What a week of rest looks like when your brain doesn't know how to stop.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-05-12 / ~2 min read min read
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ADHD, No-Travel-Days, and the Absence of Structure

I travel 180 days a year. Airports, hotels, conference venues, customer meetings. Every day has a fixed schedule. Flight at 08:15. Meeting at 10:00. Dinner with customers at

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-24 / ~4 min read min read
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ADHD Diary #004 — ASPA, a Bad Doctor's Day, and Why PeerCortex Has Had This for a While

Today was not a good day. Since my spinal disc surgery, nothing has been working the way it should. Today was the full doctors' marathon — from practice to practice,

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-07 / ~3 min read min read
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ADHD Diary #003 — Easter Monday, Spring Vibes, and a Brain That Never Stops

Easter Monday brought unexpected joy with swimming, treats, and quality time. Discover how these moments are a treasure for an ADHD brain.

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-06 / ~8 min read min read
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ADHD Diary #002: No-Travel-Day — 155 Commits in 8 Days

155 commits. 8 days. 8 projects. 74 new features. 62 bug fixes. Those are the raw numbers from a week that was nothing special. No sprint, no hackathon, no deadline

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-06 / ~3 min read min read
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ADHD Diary #001: No-Travel-Day

For some people, ADHD is not a trend. I’m deeply grateful to one of my bosses who, about two years ago, suggested I get tested. During the assessment, I

Rene Fichtmueller / 2026-04-05 / ~2 min read min read