Snap me out of my delusions
Hi, I have had this idea for a while. I'm very forgetful, and the basis of how I recall, I have noticed, is: say I said "I wish I had a burger," then I go to the same location again, I'll remember the otherwise forgotten information. And more dumb things,…
Hi, I have had this idea for a while. I'm very forgetful, and the basis of how I recall, I have noticed, is: say I said "I wish I had a burger," then I go to the same location again, I'll remember the otherwise forgotten information. And more dumb things, like certain conversations are very impactful but have no direct way of holding them to memory. Say I wanted to "solve LeetCode today," in the next one hour I would have no trace of the thought. "Ever tried using a free app called Notes?" you ask? Of course I have: temporary, permanent, habits, short term, and long term, and just so many more. Sometimes I'm surprised when I read through them. The thought I would have thought was a realization from the past month would have already been realized 3 years ago. The path I thought I decided recently would have drafts of planning from a year ago. I don't know if I'm neurodivergent, but I definitely have a very scrawny brain, with my everyday life looking almost the same; it's very hard to think of things. It's like I wanna do something, but I forget and redo the entire ideation process. My solution that somewhat works is a mind map/vision board. I have shit drawn (it works perfectly, I haven't led astray for a solid time now). And so I thought, why not bring this to life with a widget where people add, say, images (to represent visual info)? Say, "I was talking to my boyfriend about studies over coffee," and I take a pic of the coffee. Every time I look at it, I recall, "Why did I put it there?" (Since I won't see it once, in 5 years I'll most likely be able to recall it), and it will be in the front of my mind till I wish to delete it. But not all things are of the same priority. So, instead of giving them all the same size, on tap they resize. The bigger the box, the more pressing the task at hand is, or a habit to build, and the more prominent the "cue" to generate the thought is. I believe constant (inevitable) repetition will solidify our sense of, say, purpose or path. We live in an over-simulated world, after all; we need some way of staying on track. To me, this is an alternative to a visual jamboard-like journal that changes with you as you remove unnecessary jargon and refine your life. What do you guys think? It's a little tricky to build, and I failed twice miserably. I know I'll use it, but I don't know if it's actually useful. (Ps: please be gentle, i have a fragile heart)
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By validating the app idea , do u mean..."try to find your users and ask them?" And thank you so much for a positive reply😭
Yes pretty much, but first I’d refine your mockup to get it closer to a real prototype and then repost this with a bit more concise language. Like instead of the colors I’d use some potential images/ examples of stuff that could be on there, and re-explain the problem you’re trying to solve with that context. Then you can hunt for people who are facing problems that your app could solve, and reach out to them directly.
Ah thank you, ill work on it😭
I like the idea of a vision board as a constant representation and reminder of recent ideas, necessary tasks, etc. It’s going to be difficult to handle though because like you mentioned there’s a lot of variety in what you might want on there. Like if you have a few important things, they will clog up the board until they’re cleared (maybe this is the point?). The biggest problem is that most would just prefer creating reminder/calendar events for date related stuff, and notes for their ideas, instead of combining them. That being said, it’s definitely novel and it might be the right solution for some people. It’s really up to you to find the right scope and optimal way to visualize things, validating the app idea here is pretty important. Good luck!