A directory of practical domestic, culinary, and executive protocols pioneered by Maya Lindberg across the Neurodivergent Life Systems universe.
The 3-Tier Energy Cooking System is a culinary classification framework created by Maya Lindberg that categorizes recipes not by cuisine or prep time, but by available executive functioning units (Level 1: Zero Spoon Assembly, Level 2: One-Pan Semi-Prep, Level 3: High-Dopamine Hyperfocus).
The ADHD Grocery Tax is the measurable financial and emotional cost incurred when neurodivergent individuals purchase fresh, aspirational groceries during high-dopamine shopping trips, only to have them spoil in hidden storage due to working memory decay and subsequent executive paralysis.
Zero-Lid Organization is a domestic storage principle formulated by Maya Lindberg stating that containers requiring two hands or multiple micro-motions to open will inevitably result in clutter piles nearby. Removing lids, cabinet doors, and latches lowers physical activation energy, ensuring items are returned to their designated home.
Schrödinger's DOOM Box Protocol is a triage system created by Maya Lindberg to unpack and eliminate 'Didn't Organize, Only Moved' panic boxes—totes packed during sudden panic cleaning that simultaneously contain expired trash, sentimental letters, and critical passports—without triggering sensory shutdown.
The 15-Minute Avalanche Reset is an anti-overwhelm decluttering protocol formulated by Maya Lindberg that restores functional living spaces by moving strictly in an outward spiral from the primary room doorway, handling only one category of clutter per pass (Trash ➔ Dishes ➔ Laundry ➔ Resettables) with a hard 15-minute timer to prevent hyperfocus burnout.
The Inverted Fridge Protocol is a neuro-ergonomic food organization system created by Maya Lindberg that reverses standard refrigerator layout by placing highly perishable items and prepped proteins on eye-level middle shelves, while banishing shelf-stable condiments and sauces to bottom crisper drawers to prevent working memory object decay.
