From Blog to ADHD Community: One Year of Glitches & Glory

A look back at the first year of Glitches & Glory, the launch of the first Czech ADHD community on Skool, and a brand new newsletter.

A year ago, in February, I started this blog. It wasn’t one big dramatic decision—more like a gradual process of tweaking the design, writing the first few articles, and trying to get to a point where I could finally say: okay, this is ready to be seen.

Glitches & Glory started as an English-only blog, but sometime in the summer I realized it actually made sense for me to write in Czech as well. These aren’t always direct translations—more often, I adapt the text depending on the audience. In English, I tend to explain Czech-specific context more, while in Czech I can go straight to the point. Most articles still start in English, simply because translating into Czech is easier for me.

And yes, I do use AI while writing. Not to create content for me, but as a tool to refine the language so it reads well for an international audience. The ideas, experiences, and opinions are mine and will stay mine—AI is just an editor for a language that isn’t my native one.

I have no interest in blending into the sea of generic content that sounds like it was written without any lived experience. This blog is still about me—my games, my experiences, and my perspective.

When an ADHD brain discovers a new platform

This winter, I discovered Skool and reacted exactly the way you’d expect from an ADHD brain—instantly and enthusiastically.

I started joining English-speaking ADHD communities because I couldn’t find a Czech one. The deeper I went, the more it became clear that what I was looking for simply didn’t exist in the Czech space. And instead of waiting for someone else to build it, I realized I could try to do it myself.

So I did.

On January 11, 2026, I launched the first Czech Skool group for ADHD 🧠 Brains and ♥️ Hearts. I borrowed that wording from Jessica McCabe, because it perfectly captures what I want this space to be—not just for people with ADHD, but also for their partners, friends, and anyone trying to understand how this kind of brain works.

Why Skool

For me personally, Skool is far more structured than Facebook. Discussions don’t dissolve into chaos within hours, topics stay organized, and it’s actually possible to come back to them later. On top of that, it offers features like courses, a calendar, or live sessions, which open up ways to grow a community over time.

At the same time, I’ve noticed something interesting: while internationally Skool is often used as an actual community space, in the Czech environment most creators use it mainly for hosting courses. The community aspect often stays… a bit empty.

But a community doesn’t exist just because you create it. It exists because people show up, share, respond, and come back. And if it’s supposed to work, the most active person has to be the one who started it.

What helped me actually move forward

Before starting my own space, I joined several international communities and gradually realized how important structure and rhythm are.

The one that influenced me the most is now called The Founders Guild, where Bill Widmer created a small working group of nine people with a simple system:

• On Monday, everyone sets their goals for the week.

• On Wednesday, there’s a call to talk about what’s holding us back.

• On Friday, everyone shares whether they actually finished what they planned.

There’s nothing complicated about it, but that’s exactly where its strength lies. You’re no longer stuck in your own head trying to manage everything alone—there’s structure, and there’s also a sense of accountability.

This idea of shared commitment is something I’d love to bring into the Czech space as well.

And thanks to this setup, I finally pushed myself to finish something I had been putting off for a long time.

The newsletter that wasn’t supposed to be just one email

The original plan was simple: create a welcome email sequence.

The reality was… slightly more ambitious.

Instead of a single email, I ended up building a full sequence, because I didn’t want to settle for the most basic version. When I invest time and energy into something, I try to set it up in a way that will last, so I don’t have to come back in a month and rebuild it from scratch.

The welcome emails guide readers through what I do, invite them into the Skool community, and explain what they can expect from the newsletter.

Both the Skool group and the newsletter are currently in Czech, so I’m not directly inviting you there from the English version of the blog. However, if you’re looking for an active English-speaking community on Skool, I can recommend The Founders Guild.

What I want to figure out next

In the near future, I want to create a survey to better understand what Czech (and Slovak) ADHD brains actually struggle with. Not what I think might work, but what genuinely helps in everyday life.

I’m trying to figure out whether it makes more sense to focus on building a community, creating practical resources like checklists, or maybe developing a series of videos. Ideally, I want this to become something that isn’t just “nice content,” but something with real value.

I want to build something meaningful—created by a Czech ADHD brain for other Czech and Slovak ADHD brains.

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This all started as a blog. Gradually, it’s turning into something broader—a mix of content, community, and shared experience.

And if there’s one common thread running through all of it, it’s probably this: I’m trying to create things I know I would have appreciated a few years ago.

Topics: ADHD, Skool, communities, newsletter, blog