👋 Hey guys!

I hope you are well, I am looking for advice on my new startup idea.

I used to struggle with procrastination, until I started treating work like how I treat exercise.
The app uses Brain Steps to track how focused you are and fills up a productivity ring like on the apple watch.

  • 1 brain step = 1 minute of shallow work (like walking)
  • 4 brain steps = 1 minute of deep work (like running)
  • Aim to get 250 steps a day to close my productivity ring.
  • Over the month, see how many rings you closed and generate a streak

I am motivated by calculating my streak (currently on day 6) and seeing all of the closed rings in the month. It also allowed me to test different techniques and see which ones work better.

The next step is to use a non-invasive neurotech headband to track the brain steps reducing the amount of user inputs needed.

Is this something you would use? What issues do you see?

  • heeeeyyyyjude@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Blocking time out on my calendar helps with my procrastination so I can’t say much about brain steps, but I think having a goal-oriented outcome that follows the streaks can be the main motivation of using your app.

    Ultimately I get satisfaction from crossing things off my to-do list, but I’m not sure how it’ll work exactly with your concept of how brain steps are calculated. Something to consider I guess!