Assistive Tech Hacks

Fewer clicks = more energy left. Learn five high‑leverage shortcuts this week and you’ll save dozens of micro‑movements and decisions every hour. Quick Path ⚡️ Learn these 5: New Tab, Close Tab, Address Bar, Word Jump, Delete Word. Practice 2 minutes daily: one tab drill, one edit drill. Post a sticky cheat: T W L ⟵ ⌫ (new, close, location, jump, delete). Use the mouse only when necessary; keep hands parked on keys. Add one new shortcut on Friday—only if you used it. Full Path 🧭 Phase 1 — Master the Core Five (⏱️ 5 min • 🧩 Easy) The Five to Master First ...

Quick Path Pick three actions that drain you most: select, copy/paste, switch apps. Learn only the matching shortcuts today (Windows or macOS list below). Turn on Sticky/Slow/Filter/Mouse Keys to make combos easy. Post the one‑page cheat card by your monitor. Practice two minutes daily in a blank document. Full Path Phase 1 — Choose Your 3 Moves (5 min) List recurring actions that hurt or fatigue your hands. Map each to one shortcut below. Keep the list tiny and focused. Decide where you will rehearse daily: any notes app works. Alt text: List actions → three shortcuts chosen → notes app. ...

I did not overcome my limits. I integrated them. AI became a co‑pilot for thinking and making on days when brain fog and progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) would have sidelined me. What began as outsourcing cognition turned into a practice of self‑prompting that reduced friction and restored agency. Quick Path ⚡ Voice‑dump the contradiction. Speak one minute into your phone’s recorder. Tag it #fog. Paste to AI with a lens. Ask for a Stoic, CBT, IFS, or Existential reframing. Keep only what lands. Save two sentences: one insight and one next action. Translate to motion. Commit to a single “One Thing” for the next 24–48 hours. Sweep later. File to a “Daily Sweep” note for review when energy returns. Full Path 🛠️ Phase 1 — Set the capture pipeline (10 min, Easy) Choose a recorder. Use your phone’s default voice memo app for zero friction. Decide a home. Create a note called “Daily Sweep” in your notes app. Make a tag. Use #fog or #lowenergy to surface these later. Add an AI helper. Prepare a shortcut or template prompt (see Pocket Prompts). Alt text: Set capture pipeline — recording and note spaces are prepared — phone recorder + notes app. ...