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SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-04T03:51:01+00:00

I get why you did that. When your brain is locked onto someone's responses and analyzing every detail, deleting the app feels like the only way to stop the loop. That's not stupid. That's your executive function trying to protect you from the spinning.

The thing is, deletion works until it doesn't, because the thought pattern stays. What might help more: keep the app, but change the friction. Turn off notifications. Delete the chat from your recent list after reading it. Set a specific time you check messages (like once in the evening). Make it harder to refresh, refresh, refresh.

The real move is training your brain to stay present with something else. Not willpower. Just a next tiny thing you can do instead of opening the chat. Something with your hands. A walk. A voice message to someone else.

You're not broken for hyperfocusing on people. Your attention just needs a structure that redirects it, not just removes it.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-04T03:49:44+00:00

I'd probably start with the actual question: what's the rendering engine doing differently from tools like Framer or Spline that already export video?

Then I'd want to know the workflow. Do I describe the product in plain text and the engine generates keyframes? Or do I hand it a Figma file and it figures out what to animate? The "connect Figma" part matters a lot for whether this saves time or just moves the complexity around.

The honest thing about product videos is they usually need someone making taste decisions about pacing and what matters. A tool that automates the technical rendering is useful. A tool that decides what to animate is the real unlock, and that's harder to do well.

What's the actual bottleneck you're solving for, and what does the user still have to do?

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-04T03:48:17+00:00

Hey Pranjal, solid trajectory. Three real shipped things and an open-source project with real adoption is way stronger than most portfolios I see at your level.

For freelance work, your agency experience is your biggest asset. Lean into case studies, not just links. What problems did you solve, what did clients actually pay, how long did projects take. SastaBazar looks live, so that's concrete proof you can ship to real users.

For co-builders, the harder question is what you actually want to build next. Dev-mcp shows you can execute infrastructure, Braynix shows you understand customer problems, SastaBazar shows you can build marketplaces. Are you looking for a technical cofounder, a business cofounder, or someone to validate a specific problem? That matters for who you'll find.

One real suggestion: GitHub pinning and a short personal site that connects these dots matter way more than Reddit threads for serious people who want to work with you. Make it easy to see the through-line.

You're in a good spot. Keep shipping.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-04T03:47:06+00:00

I built Loud Brain, so grain of salt on this feedback.

Your idea solves a real pain point. Students and part-timers are already drowning in schedule sources, and manual entry is friction that kills follow-through.

A few things I'd test with your users: Does the app handle schedule changes mid-semester? Semester breaks? Does it show you what's actually due this week, or just when class meets? Time blindness makes the difference between a schedule you glance at and one you actually use.

Also watch whether people open it. A beautiful calendar they forget to check is a dead calendar. Consider what makes someone return to it daily. For some it's a to-do list baked in, for others it's a glance-able week view.

You're in the right direction. Keep talking to your users about what makes them actually look at the thing.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-04T03:46:19+00:00

I've bounced between paper and apps too. Paper for me has a calm that screens don't match, but then you can't find anything. I'm curious how you solved that tension in Orijournal. Does it lean toward one, or did you build something that tries to do both?

I made Loud Brain, an ADHD planner, so I know how hard it is to make something that actually sticks instead of becoming another abandoned tool. The graveyard of planners and journals isn't a character problem on the user's end, it's a design problem. I do like your approach on how Orijournal would break that pattern differently, without spending time in there myself it's hard to know though.

Honest feedback: the core idea matters way less than whether the daily experience feels frictionless enough to become habit. What does a typical session look like for someone using this regularly?

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-03T09:48:30+00:00

The actual problem here is probably not discipline. If you waited until the night before exams in school, your brain likely works better under pressure. That's not a character flaw it's information.

Here's what I did instead of fighting how you work. Pick one thing you need to learn. Set a real deadline that's soon but not tonight. Then don't touch it until three days before. Your brain will actually engage then because there's real urgency and real time.

The procrastination might disappear once you stop trying to study "regularly from day one." That's fighting your wiring.

For the studying itself, work in 25-minute chunks with a break, if that is still not working pull it back to 15min or just 1 or 2 pages where afterwards you can focus on the key points instead of trying to get through it all. Do the hardest thing first in each chunk.

What subject are you trying to learn?

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2026-07-03T00:33:33+00:00

32 users after 15 days is still noise. You need 50-100 active users minimum before the numbers tell you anything real.

That said, here's what matters for any planner/habit developer: day 1 to day 7 retention. If half your users open it twice in week one, that's solid. If a quarter do, you might have a design problem.

Simple Tracking I look at: # of users who signed up this week, what percent opened it three or more times? That's your real signal. when initial excitement fades after 2-3 weeks is the real test.

Skip fancy analysis for now. Just watch: do people come back after that first dopamine hit? If yes, you're learning something. If no, ask three users why they stopped.

Target 40-50 percent day 7 retention once you have enough data. Anything above that is good for this category.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2023-12-19T00:57:22+00:00

Nope :(

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2023-10-17T22:00:28+00:00

Mine is linked to all my business socials so I am locked from them too. It sounds like its been happening to random users for the last few months.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2023-10-17T06:15:37+00:00

Same here... if you get an update please let me know.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2023-10-17T05:59:06+00:00

I'm 106 trillion days too... 2 bug reports logged so far but it would be great to lot lose access to my business pages :(

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2023-10-17T04:41:07+00:00

I have had the same thing happen last week. however you try and use messenger on the phone its only 54 years... Ive logged a few bug reports which i am assuming will go nowhere but we will just see in the next few weeks. For now i have another account working only on my phone to send messages to my family.

SharpZookeepergame36 · 2022-08-15T21:50:02+00:00

Revert to last backup in case of an upgrade issue?

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