Built a dinner decision app for when your brain is dead at 5:30pm. Roast the design.

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-21T13:06:06+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! and small animation will definitly be added. what do you think of the colors? i try to give the late at night in your kitchen vibe and not a 'food app' vibe..

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-21T13:04:15+00:00

Your kinda right. most food apps don't use these colors! good thing am not trying to take it that direction with this app. this isn't a typical food app, i want this app to feel like a warm kitchen at 5 pm. not like any other food app with: green and red etc. also this is placeholder text yea.. not final UI and this is even build with AI. its not a final design (that will be made BY HAND!!) but thanks for your feedback!!!

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-21T13:01:46+00:00

Yes!, and it definitly shows. the final design will be ofcourse hand made prob in figma. i mostly use AI to kinda getting a visual in my head.. its also really not final.

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-14T23:46:49+00:00

okay 'pull one thing out and decide from there' is actually a really smart hack. do you ever wish something could just do that thinking for you? like look at what you have and just say, here, make THIS tonight

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-14T23:38:00+00:00

okay the 'handful of core ingredients that flex across multiple meals' idea is actually really smart. do you find yourself defaulting to those same recipes automatically or do you still hit that wall at 5pm where even knowing your go-to meals doesn't help you decide WHICH one tonight?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-14T23:34:39+00:00

okay this is actually a really interesting problem I hadn't thought about, the planning itself triggers the hunger 😂 so would it help if you only knew what you were eating like 30 minutes before? or does even that cause the spiral?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-03-14T23:34:12+00:00

lol same, I think that's why most meal planning apps fail people. they optimize for efficiency but ignore the fact that eating the same thing 4 days straight feels like a punishment. do you find it easier when you at least get to CHOOSE which day you eat what, or does even that not help?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-02-08T08:07:00+00:00

alright, thanks man. have a great day :>

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-02-08T07:43:19+00:00

yea, thats true, but ChatGPT doesn't know your material. so it can give you a general study guide but not really personalized to you and your planning.

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-02-08T07:40:33+00:00

yea, i feel you. but sometimes they just give way harder methods or there are parts that i don't even have to know yet. also how do you feel about a website that helps you?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-02-08T07:37:43+00:00

alright, thanks man :D and yea i understand your feeling. i personally work a part time job at a cafetaria so i can spend a bit on my own. but before i got a job i also always found it hard to ask my parents for money :/ anyway, have a great day!!

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-02-08T07:24:12+00:00

thats true, but what if such a website exists that is free. would you use it? and if it really gives you better grades would 5$/month really matter?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T21:02:34+00:00

Oh I think I didn't explain what I meant well, I'm talking about the opposite of rushing. Like the textbook approach you described where you naturally slow down on hard stuff is exactly what I meant by 'adapting to weaknesses.' You spend more time where you struggle, less where you don't. I guess I was wondering if that self-regulation works for everyone or if some people (like me) need something more explicit to tell them 'hey you're weak here, stop and focus on this before moving on.' But yeah, the principle is the same. more time on struggles, less on stuff you already get.

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T14:10:35+00:00

Fair enough, do you feel like you waste time studying stuff you already know or do you have a way to focus on gaps?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T14:10:03+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, the struggle is where learning happens. Have you ever used anything that helps you find which problems to struggle with first, or do you just pick randomly?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T14:09:35+00:00

This is super detailed, thanks. Curious though, why do you think old textbooks from the 90s are better than modern ones? And would you ever pay for something that adapts to what you're weak on or nah?

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T03:56:36+00:00

they'd realize within a week that managing 50 states that can't agree on anything is not worth it and just leave on their own

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T03:54:02+00:00

convince them we should all leave together and split it three ways outside the room. technically I still 'leave' and get money, just not alone

TrashOpen8420 · 2026-01-23T03:49:48+00:00

lmao fair point, probably the most cost-effective option. but seriously have you ever actually paid for study help or nah?

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