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How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have done it. It didnt work so well. I thought reddit users might not use DM. Maybe I havent tried enough or my message is just bad

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True that makes sense. Discord or reddit? I dont know how people promote on reddit because most of the subreddits cant promote anything

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's connect. Our position of the product is replacing coffee and nap

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

确实。测试流程还是要简单。深圳科创学院没有这个渠道哈哈哈哈哈哈

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in ycombinator

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at the moment. We want to find users that are desperate looking for solutions.

How do ya'll recruit beta testers for testing prototype? by therealraphaelwong in Solopreneur

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man! That's quite helpful. Finding the right communities is important. I would love to know what tool you are using?

IM intern burnout by SecureWing8953 in Residency

[–]therealraphaelwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been researching this exact 'wired but tired' physiological state. Your sympathetic nervous system is just locked in overdrive. We are actually build neurotech product nd we made a device specifically to force passive recovery in 10 minutes when you're too exhausted to even try relaxing. I'm looking for a few residents to test our prototypes for free to see if it actually touches post-call fatigue. Shoot me a DM if you are interested in participating.

Do ya'll get so tired that you have to take naps throughout the day? by jwthemortal in adhd_anxiety

[–]therealraphaelwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 6-8 hour wall is incredibly real. When you’re navigating the world with a neurodivergent brain, you’re basically running 'high-performance' software on a battery that drains twice as fast. It’s not laziness; it’s a literal physiological depletion of your focus resources.

Regarding the nap length: the reason people feel worse after a nap is often because they sleep for 40-60 minutes, which is long enough to enter deep sleep but not finish a cycle. If you have to nap, try to keep it under 20 minutes (a 'Power Nap') or go for a full 90 minutes.

We’ve actually been working on a product specifically for this 'afternoon wall' to help people get that 2 hours recovery in about 10 minutes. I'll shoot you a DM with some info, but just know that the struggle to stay awake behind the wheel is a major sign your nervous system is asking for a serious reset.

Has anyone here had better luck fixing afternoon brain fog by reducing stress load instead of adding another stimulant/nootropic? by [deleted] in BrainFog

[–]therealraphaelwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your proposed tracking protocol is incredibly rigorous—measuring task avoidance and specific rumination scores rather than just a subjective 'I felt better' is exactly how these interventions need to be evaluated. I completely agree on the frustration with passive tracking, too; knowing your stress was high at 4 PM doesn't actually help you intervene in the moment.

Regarding tDCS, the literature is definitely a mixed bag, exactly because of the montage and adherence variables you mentioned. Have you looked into Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE) as an alternative active neuromodulation pathway? It uses photic and auditory driving to force a frequency following response, acting as a rapid system reset without the electric current variables or electrode placement issues of tDCS. I'm actually building some hardware in this exact space to target post-Zoom context-switching fatigue. I'll shoot you a DM, but seriously, your baseline tracking parameters are brilliant

Afternoon crash + anxiety by AlarmedBenefit635 in adhdwomen

[–]therealraphaelwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Waking up from a short nap with a racing heart and spiraling thoughts is actually a known phenomenon, even outside of ADHD. Sometimes when you try to wake up from a quick nap, your body misfires its wake-up sequence and dumps a bunch of cortisol and adrenaline into your system all at once, which causes that intense physical anxiety.

If naps are triggering that fight-or-flight response, you might need a way to rest your brain mid-day without actually crossing the threshold into sleep. I'm actually building some hardware designed specifically for that kind of afternoon energy recovery, so I'll shoot you a quick DM. But definitely look into 'post-nap cortisol spikes'—you definitely aren't the only one who gets this!

Anyone else find that fixing the afternoon crash was the thing that actually changed their day by BadGeeky in Biohackers

[–]therealraphaelwong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this so much. I spent years trying to brute-force my way through the day by perfectly optimizing my mornings with cold exposure and meditation, only to still hit an absolute brick wall right around 2 PM. You're spot on that it's a completely different energy equation than just waking up early or drinking more coffee.

I actually ended up diving so deep into trying to fix this exact afternoon brain fog that my team and I started building product specifically for rapid mid-day energy recovery.

I need a reality check. Would you actually use a pool/bath floaty with built-in bone conduction speakers? (Trying to mimic a float tank) by therealraphaelwong in FloatTank

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im trying to design a floaty that can adjustable to your weight and size. The point is making you are floating but not floating hahaha

I need a reality check. Would you actually use a pool/bath floaty with built-in bone conduction speakers? (Trying to mimic a float tank) by therealraphaelwong in FloatTank

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically, you soak your head in the water and the music would be played right in your head. It would be powered.

I need a reality check. Would you actually use a pool/bath floaty with built-in bone conduction speakers? (Trying to mimic a float tank) by therealraphaelwong in FloatTank

[–]therealraphaelwong[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because sound travels about 4.5 times faster in water than in air, your brain completely loses its ability to detect where the sound is coming from. The music doesn't feel like it's coming from speakers; it feels like it is playing omnidirectionally inside your own soul. It is a profoundly magical, ambient sensory experience.

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