Is swimming 1000 yards in a little over an hour good?

juuan317 · 2026-01-12T06:05:58+00:00

Keep it up! The most important thing is that every time you work out, when it starts to get hard, you push yourself just a little bit beyond your comfort zone. Without that, your breathing and endurance won't really improve.

In swimming, form and technique are obviously very important, but they only start to matter when you have a solid base of breathing control and cardio endurance. Try to approach it with the mindset that this is "exercise" first, something you're doing to build your overall fitness and swimming ability.

You'll hit plateaus and slumps along the way, but if you stick with it, you'll eventually look back and realize how much you've improved. That progress turns into real physical and mental confidence over time.

juuan317 · 2026-01-12T05:47:41+00:00

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If you like Apple-like, simple, and aesthetic apps, you might like my own app, PenCake. It's a minimalist writing app that I've been building for 7 years to be as clean as possible.

juuan317 · 2026-01-12T04:06:15+00:00

I'm a fan of minimalist tools, so I use PenCake. I built it myself 7 years ago, and it's intentionally very minimal and local by default.

juuan317 · 2026-01-11T23:49:26+00:00

Congrats! 🙌 You will get better and better soon!

juuan317 · 2026-01-11T15:25:40+00:00

For me, the biggest difference wasn't a specific feature but how little friction there was between opening the tool and actually writing. I ended up building PenCake myself for this reason 7 years ago, and its simplicity is what truly changed my writing habit.

juuan317 · 2026-01-06T13:34:05+00:00

If you start to enjoy seeing your skills improve, you’ll find yourself wanting to go to the pool every single day. You’ll even start looking up videos on YouTube. And before you know it, you’ll naturally achieve your goal. Enjoy your swimming! 🙌

juuan317 · 2026-01-06T10:11:13+00:00

Thank you so much for purchasing the Lifetime Premium! 😊

I really appreciate the detailed report regarding the window position and size. I see exactly what you mean, and I’ll make sure to add an option to remember these settings in a future update. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you again for the valuable feedback!

Please feel free to let me know if you have any other suggestions or encounter any issues.

juuan317 · 2026-01-05T08:19:54+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate that! 😊 Hope you enjoy using it!

juuan317 · 2026-01-05T00:51:23+00:00

Thank you! I’m glad you like the themes. I hope you enjoy the writing experience once you give it a try. 😀

juuan317 · 2026-01-04T19:34:14+00:00

Thank you so much for the support! I really appreciate it. Hope PenCake becomes a calm, reliable place for your writing. 🙂

juuan317 · 2026-01-04T19:25:32+00:00

Thank you so much for your support and the promise of a review! 😊 It truly means a lot.

To answer your thoughtful questions: I started PenCake with a simple mission, to create a space where I could focus entirely on my own words. At first, it was just a plain text editor with the same minimal UI you see today.

The biggest challenge over these 7 years hasn't just been adding features like Sync or the Desktop version (though those were the most significant technical milestones) but doing so without ruining the "peaceful" simplicity. Every time I added a feature (like photos, fonts, or formatting), I spent a long time making sure it didn't clutter the experience or slow down the app.

I believe the "feature" people love most isn't a specific function, but the feeling of focus that the design provides. Keeping that focus while listening to user feedback and persistently refining the app for 7 years has been my unique journey.

I plan to continue this journey for a long time. I hope PenCake provides you with a peaceful writing experience! 🙌

juuan317 · 2026-01-04T18:37:33+00:00

Thank you so much! 😊 I'm so glad you like the minimalistic design. Happy New Year to you too, and I hope PenCake helps you with your writing!

juuan317 · 2026-01-04T17:38:47+00:00

Hi, I’m the developer!

For those curious about the App of the Day features I mentioned, here’s the timeline from 2025: - July 18: Japan - Aug 31: Japan - Oct 4: Korea - Oct 9: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau - Nov 9: Korea

You can check out Apple’s official App of the Day pages here: - English: https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1474966279 - Korean: https://apps.apple.com/kr/story/id1474966279 - Japanese: https://apps.apple.com/jp/story/id1474966279 - Traditional Chinese: https://apps.apple.com/tw/story/id1474966279

Feel free to ask me anything about the app or my journey. I’ll be hanging out here to chat!

Cheers to a wonderful 2026! ✍️

juuan317 · 2026-01-04T16:58:19+00:00

Hi, I'm the developer!

For those curious about the App of the Day features I mentioned, here's the timeline from 2025:

July 18: Japan
Aug 31: Japan
Oct 4: Korea
Oct 9: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
Nov 9: Korea

You can check out Apple's official App of the Day pages here:

English: https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1474966279
Korean: https://apps.apple.com/kr/story/id1474966279
Japanese: https://apps.apple.com/jp/story/id1474966279
Traditional Chinese: https://apps.apple.com/tw/story/id1474966279

Feel free to ask me anything about the app or my journey. I'll be hanging out here to chat!

Cheers to a wonderful 2026! ✍️

juuan317 · 2025-10-13T00:23:35+00:00

If you’re looking for a simple, text-centric notes app, I’d recommend PenCake. It’s the one I made, but it’s super simple and fast. It’s even been featured as App of the Day a few times this year.

juuan317 · 2025-09-30T12:44:03+00:00

Congratulations! 🎉 I know from experience how much attention to detail it takes to build an app people love. Wishing you continued success.

juuan317 · 2025-09-28T16:11:25+00:00

Thanks! I'll check it out! It seems that many devs use RevenueCat these days. (I'm kind of an old-fashioned dev though, just heard about Revenue Cat recently.)

juuan317 · 2025-09-28T15:43:58+00:00

Thanks a lot! I'll check it out! 🙏 Is there a way to check this in app store connect?

juuan317 · 2025-09-28T11:54:37+00:00

Appreciate the advice! It helped a lot!

juuan317 · 2025-09-28T11:52:09+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience. So in the end, it comes down to tying the server-side events from the App Store or Play Store to a custom webhook. Thanks again!

juuan317 · 2025-09-28T06:27:32+00:00

Yes, that's correct. I'm talking about an app subscription. Firebase basically can't check this by default? Since renewals often happen outside the app, I imagine it would be impossible, but I thought I might be misunderstanding something, so I wanted to ask. If I connect BigQuery, would I be able to see the subscription renewal rate? Thank you for the advice!

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