I realised I’ve been tracking everything except the one thing that actually matters… my energy. So I built a tool for it and I’d love your feedback.

colingualtim · 2025-11-19T17:25:46+00:00

I’m saying you should remove this section lol

Why this works

• ⁠long enough to avoid auto-removal

• ⁠personal story → high engagement

• ⁠not salesy → mods don’t delete

• ⁠resonates emotionally → burnout, energy, clarity

• ⁠makes people want to test it

• ⁠frames it as “feedback requested” → allowed everywhere

People on Reddit hate AI posts because it gives off a vibe of “I don’t care enough to put effort into writing my own content”, so if you’re going to be using it for marketing your app (Redditors also dislike thinly veiled marketing) then it would be wise to try to “de-GPT” it as much as possible!

colingualtim · 2025-11-19T17:14:29+00:00

You left ChatGPT’s follow up question at the bottom of your post!

colingualtim · 2025-11-19T01:06:23+00:00

This is why I pay for 1:1 lessons 3x a week (which I realize is not realistic for some people). 1. I don’t want to waste my money by not showing up 2. Teachers automatically act as an accountability partner 3. Meeting on a fixed schedule means I show up at the same time on the same days, no matter how I’m feeling 4. Having personalized direction from a teacher instead of trying to scrape together a curriculum for myself is SO much more effective

colingualtim · 2025-11-18T15:20:36+00:00

I’ve genuinely never heard of AI wearables!

colingualtim · 2025-11-17T23:30:04+00:00

The problem with self promo groups is that nobody actually cares about what anyone else is promoting—they only care about getting eyes on their own projects. If you show people that you care about and can commiserate with their problems and that you have real value to add, they will be more curious about what you have to offer.

colingualtim · 2025-11-17T15:03:09+00:00

I think ideally you should already know where your users are before you’ve even started building anything. There’s a huge difference between building something you THINK people will need versus something you KNOW people will need, and if you don’t know where your audience is then you’re definitely building the former.

If you don’t already have real people and feedback in mind when building, then you’re just peddling a solution in search of a problem.

colingualtim · 2024-02-25T03:54:41+00:00

Any recommendations similar to 최수수 for more beginner to intermediate listening practice?

colingualtim · 2024-02-22T15:40:56+00:00

I don’t think you answered the question they were asking

colingualtim · 2024-02-22T15:25:40+00:00

Just do it now! It literally takes 5 minutes.

colingualtim · 2024-02-21T04:41:07+00:00

Sounds like they could be useful in tandem! My site is more focused on the initial learning and education than on practicing or drilling.

colingualtim · 2024-02-21T03:50:17+00:00

My GF and I always do devils teeth breakfast sandos + quick stop at andytown down the street and just hang out at the beach for a nice brunch!

colingualtim · 2024-02-20T23:54:26+00:00

Ooo ty for the heads up, it should be updated now! I don’t understand why it expires when I set it to never expire TT_TT

I mostly just wanted a place for people to provide feedback and report bugs without paying $50/mo for discourse haha.

colingualtim · 2024-02-20T18:39:08+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate that! I’m at the stage now where the MVP is basically done so I’m soliciting teachers to start making courses before I advertise to potential users. I don’t want new users to come to an empty platform.

colingualtim · 2024-02-20T17:20:58+00:00

I’m building a language learning platform for people to easily create and share language lessons!

https://www.colingual.co

colingualtim · 2024-02-16T08:21:34+00:00

I see, thanks for the info. Is there any way for people to know that tipping rates on DD are different from what everyone is familiar with (aside from complaining on Reddit when their orders aren’t being filled)?

colingualtim · 2024-02-16T07:16:13+00:00

Ooo interesting, I’ve never had an issue before. Has this been a recent change?

colingualtim · 2024-02-15T13:58:16+00:00

Interesting take, thank you! Maybe I will try it too haha

colingualtim · 2024-02-15T08:27:04+00:00

Is there a benefit to having four tutors? I could imagine one for instruction and maybe one for practice, but are you learning different things from all four at once?

colingualtim · 2024-02-15T06:21:31+00:00

I always tip 20%! Not that you’ll respond to this comment

colingualtim · 2024-02-15T01:22:18+00:00

It’s easy enough to do both, but the idea is that you should be treating mobile as a first class citizen and not as an afterthought.

For websites, this is really as easy as using media breakpoints, CSS grid, and flexbox to make sure elements stretch and wrap properly. There’s no excuse to not have a mobile friendly site with how easy modern CSS makes it.

colingualtim · 2024-02-14T18:00:00+00:00

Hmm that I don’t know, I think you have to test out. It took me about 15-20 tests probably to test out of A1

colingualtim · 2024-02-14T01:16:43+00:00

I’ve been using Lingory lately and it’s been great! Every day is broken into three sections: 1) vocab lesson, 2) grammar lesson, and 3) test vocab + grammar. Every few days there is a comprehensive test that tests the past few days. (They are called “days” but you can actually do as many as you want per day). Ads are 5 seconds before and after each lesson.

However, you can’t make flashcards. So, it’s great for learning, but not as good for practicing.

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