"It's just that...
it sounds kind of...
rude," my co-producer said to me via iMessage. She was referring to my latest email draft going out to a store we were coordinating with for an upcoming event. I was frustrated; so was she.
In the past couple of weeks, we had witnessed a team with much more expertise than us in event planning continually disrespect our needs and hold themselves to an incredibly low standard of accountability. It was now 11:30 p.m.
and I was yet again ruminating on someone else's missed deadline that I had spent my weekend working around. This event was supposed to be fun, an opportunity to see if I could pull off something I'd never done before. The pressure was also personal.
The potential success of this event was in preparation for a company I'm planning to launch in 2025. Yet, I was focusing my time on navigating soft skills like my email voice instead of strategizing how to succeed. "Okay.
.." I started typing back to her.
"I'll work on it." I put my phone down and opened my computer back up. On my screen was an artificial intelligence -powered productivity tool called goblin.
tools that I'd just been using to develop an extremely low-maintenance dinner plan for the week. Maybe it could help me write a less rude email too. I'm neurodivergent, AuDHD to be exact.
This means that I have autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder concurrently. My brain desires routine and spontaneity at all times. (Read: constantly combating my.
