Adderall is not Ritalin. They may both be stimulants, but they are different. They have different active ingredients, mechanisms of action, durations of action. Not really that similar in my experience. Ritalin is kind of weak, honestly.

>I’m pretty familiar with the illusion of productivity

II do not have ADHD and I'm familiar with successfully using Aderrall for actual productivity. YMMV. Turns out not everyone's brain chemistry is the same.