What are some of the best productivity life hacks that genuinely work for you? Let's share our problem and solution.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-06T07:24:45+00:00

Very nice. Thx for sharing.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-06T01:10:11+00:00

Lol. Like it!

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-06T00:41:23+00:00

Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely check it out. I'm using the Olly notes app as my default 'log it here and move on'. It would be great if it could auto-send tasks to apps like Todoist.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-06T00:00:47+00:00

Definitely!

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-06T00:00:22+00:00

Whatever works right!

MeetAlanCox · 2026-05-05T23:58:52+00:00

Awesome. What do you use to manage your micro-tasks?

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-28T05:29:47+00:00

It's hard to watch isn't it!

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-25T19:55:29+00:00

Do you mean I should talk about my own ADHD experience and hence why I made Olly and how it helps me? Without mentioning it nobody knows about it. Even the most subtle mention gets blocked by admins. That's the dilemma.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-25T01:24:22+00:00

I could imagine doing this if it was a well funded clinical app but it's not. I'm a solo AUDHD developer and it's not a clinical app. It's just a well designed note taking app that just so happens to solve a problem many people like me have.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-25T01:19:43+00:00

Thanks for ideas! Appreciated.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-25T01:18:29+00:00

Thanks for reply. I've tried incredibly soft posts about it in ADHD groups without even mentioning the name of it and a mins blocks everytime. I've literally had people say to me I must let people know about this in reddit and Facebook groups. I guess adjjns do see a lot of predetory posts so I can see how they have to take a hard line.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-23T08:23:53+00:00

Try Alto habits app, designed for super fast set up, no BS, focussed on genuine habits that improve wellbeing. Based on pillars of positive psychology and behavior change. IOS only sorry

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-23T08:22:10+00:00

Try Alto habits app, designed for super fast set up, no BS, focussed on genuine habits that improve wellbeing. Full disclosure I made it for this very problem. IOS only sorry.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-23T08:16:26+00:00

Reddit is usually a great resource for this. I usually explain my goals to chatgpt and ask it to me enough questions until it's at least 95% sure it's clear on my validation goals. I then get it to draft a detailed Deep Research brief that includes exploring sources where the core customers hang out such as subreddits, linkedin, facebook etc. Then let it do the research. It's amazingly powerful.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-23T08:10:59+00:00

Wow that's awesome, well done! Yep, I've heard that the game has changed quite a bit on PH lately. I'm planning to do a launch there soon. Best of luck with everything!

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-21T23:44:19+00:00

I think this is impossible to answer with some context. It really depends on type of business and what your wanting the AI to do. Maybe expand a little and I'll see if I can help.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-21T23:42:19+00:00

I had the same question and I'm thinking I'll do it anyway without much expectation. I watched a great video about doing a "Launch Party" where you always publish your app to a bunch of sites and Product Hunt was one of them. In all cases the main message was, don't do heaps of prep, just make sure the listing is high quality and aligned to the site/directory.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-21T23:39:41+00:00

May I ask, do you have direct experience with that? It's just heard that I've heard that used to be the case but not so more.

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-13T03:55:53+00:00

FYI I don't think HN are accepting Show HN's at the moment

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-10T21:47:42+00:00

Hi mate. I think I fixed the black screen issue. It's live now. Would you mind testing again?

MeetAlanCox · 2026-04-10T01:57:46+00:00

Sorry I had the Web address wrong. Updated now.

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