Allow optional, privacy-respecting passive tracking that infers engagement from activity (typing, scrolling, focus on view).

This would replace the need for manual timers and yield accurate insight into where cognitive energy truly flows.

Data could remain local or summarised by list/folder to maintain trust and agency.

⚡ 2. Hyperfocus Awareness Tools (Velocity-Based Mode)

Hyperfocus isn’t simply long duration — it’s accelerated throughput with reduced self-monitoring.

Add a “Hyperfocus Mode” that measures velocity of change — the rate of discrete operations such as edits, label updates, or field modifications.

When the user surpasses a custom threshold (e.g., 50–100 operations without pause), a gentle prompt appears:

“You’ve made 120 updates in this view — would you like to review or take a short break?”

Users could snooze, ignore, or log that burst as a hyperfocus session.

An optional dashboard might later visualise intensity curves — showing where energy spikes, where fatigue follows, and how often hyperfocus crosses into exhaustion.

This transforms ClickUp into a self-aware creative mirror, not a digital supervisor.

🧭 3. Reflective Productivity Metrics (Attentional Cartography)

Move from productivity metrics to attention maps.

Automatically record time spent in each List, Folder, or Space (based on focus or edit activity) and present it as a calm, colour-coded visualization.

Users could tag lists by domain or intent (“Admin,” “Creative,” “Health,” etc.) to compare intended vs actual energy distribution.

Combined with #2, this becomes a two-axis dashboard — time vs intensity — showing when attention is stable, scattered, or overclocked.

Weekly reflections could read:

“You spent 38% of your active time in Reading Management, 22% in Health Systems, 18% in Workflow Design. Does this align with your current priorities?”

Insight replaces guilt; pattern replaces pressure.

(Even better, let us set intentions/plans and create dashboards that show us how well we are keeping to our own intentions in real time!)

✍️ 4. Impulse & Deflection Capture

Add a lightweight “Impulse Log” widget accessible from any view.

One click to park a distraction thought (“check new framework,” “refactor TBR labels”) without leaving the task at hand.

Later, those notes could be sorted, transformed into tasks, or simply observed as attention data.

🌿 5. Gentle, Customizable Nudges

Context-sensitive, non-judgmental reminders — configurable by tone, timing, and modality (colour pulse, sound cue, subtle pop-up).

Instead of “stay productive,” prompts could ask,

“Are you still where you intended to be?”

This preserves autonomy and restores agency.

🧰 6. Neurodivergent Workflow Templates

Provide ready-made templates in the Template Center for:

Hyperfocus Lot

Impulse Parking Lot

Energy-Based Planning

“Cognitive Weather” daily check-in

These could demonstrate how to use ClickUp’s flexibility for self-regulation and reflection, not just task control.

🎨 7. Sensory-Friendly UI Modes

A “Low-Stimulation Mode” with reduced animation, softened colour palettes, and simplified layouts would make ClickUp more comfortable for users with sensory sensitivities — and more elegant for everyone. (Ok, this one isn't for me specifically because I love the ClickUp dark mode colours!)