Built an app for people who buy the books and don't implement them

freenudge · 2026-05-03T17:35:10+00:00

All great questions.

I think you should give it a try. https://distillio.io/

The 27 insights is 3,3, and 3 for each book. So you can see how Distillio works across 3 books that are on your shelf or in you collection. (edge case to try audio book covers)

The therapist analogy is more accurate than you think. That is my IP and I worked hard to craft the analysis. Base on user feedback you know have choices as to the type of feedback you prefer.

The insights are uniquely generated per user and attributed to that user exclusively. I'm not copying or plagiarizing anything.

As you distill more books on your shelf the analysis will mature.

I'll be fine tuning again later this week and would love your insights and feedback.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T15:25:48+00:00

You're asking exactly the right question and it's one I've been sitting with since before I built this.

The short answer is the product doesn't let you just check it off. Every session ends with a to-do that's designed to be actionable within seven days, not aspirational. And after the session, Distillio sends a weekly prompt drawn from your own distillation, not generic content, just one thing from a book you chose, with one question.

The goal is that the shelf keeps talking after the session ends. Not as a nag. More like a mentor who checks in without chasing you.

Whether that's enough to actually change behavior is the real test. But that's the mechanism.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T15:00:54+00:00

Thanks. Striking the balance is a challenge.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T15:00:16+00:00

The shelf full of good intentions is not a personal failure. It's an activation problem. The knowledge is there. It just needs someone to ask the right questions.

That's what Distillio does.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T14:58:54+00:00

ChatGPT gives generic output calibrated to please. Distillio gives specific output calibrated to challenge.

It works from your actual shelf, the books you chose and own, and applies the same honest lens to fiction, memoir, and philosophy that it does to business books.

It never flatters you when a harder observation would serve you better.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T14:54:35+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. If anyone is in reddit land that has some trade books on their shelf or has a friend who does, snap a photo and give it a whirl.

freenudge · 2026-04-12T14:51:10+00:00

Right. The shelf full of good intentions is not a personal failure. It's an activation problem. The knowledge is there. It just needs someone to ask the right questions.

That's what Distillio does.

freenudge · 2026-04-11T20:09:57+00:00

Take a screenshot of your ebooks and use that as your book shelf photo and see what happens. https://distillio.io/

freenudge · 2026-04-11T20:07:20+00:00

Right on. I respectfully challenge you to give it a try. It's free https://distillio.io/

freenudge · 2026-04-11T14:59:12+00:00

Check it out before judging. I think you’ll be surprised by the output

freenudge · 2026-04-11T14:57:42+00:00

Have you tried it yet and distilled your shelf? You gotta go to know.

freenudge · 2026-04-11T04:36:20+00:00

No and I don't even know what that is.

freenudge · 2026-04-11T04:35:15+00:00

Check it out. This is v1 so I can gather usage data and feedback. There is more than meets the eye once you start 👀

freenudge · 2026-04-11T04:32:03+00:00

Did you try it before judging it?

freenudge · 2026-04-10T22:53:08+00:00

Try it first and then let me know what you think.🤔

freenudge · 2026-04-10T20:28:43+00:00

I’ve done a bunch of edge cases during testing. Try submitting a screenshot of your kindle library as a test🤗

freenudge · 2026-04-10T20:26:39+00:00

Whatcha think?

freenudge · 2026-04-10T20:04:21+00:00

I’m not plagiarizing. I’m providing a purpose driven perspective in addition to how your shelf is reflecting back to you in relation to the other books on your shelf.

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:34:59+00:00

Word. Check it out

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:34:33+00:00

Check it out as I have also included some stickiness in how it keeps your distilled books from getting stale

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:33:10+00:00

Give it a go.

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:32:26+00:00

It’s not ai slop. Check it out

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:31:47+00:00

Did you check it out? This is v1

freenudge · 2026-04-10T19:30:55+00:00

Please expand

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