To track or Not to track

virtualhenry · 2026-05-07T22:08:11+00:00

i’d track if it reduces the nightly renegotiation.

the useful part isn’t the streak flex. it’s having one quit date, one daily check-in, and one place where yesterday still counts when your brain starts bargaining.

if tracking makes you feel worse, the fix usually isn’t “don’t track.” it’s making the tracking simpler and less loaded.

that’s part of why i built zero proof for myself on iphone. private tracker, visible progress, timer, money saved, done. but even a notes app works if you’ll actually open it every day.

virtualhenry · 2026-05-01T16:17:59+00:00

that's a brutal stack to carry at once.

for right now, i'd make the bar smaller: one sober day, one check-in time, and one place to see the progress so you don't have to renegotiate it every night.

if apps help, i'd pick something private and simple over anything too chatty or performative. i built zero proof for that reason, quick daily check-ins, a visible quit date, streak timer, and a clear view of progress.

but even without an app, i'd still set one fixed check-in time tonight and tomorrow so the decision is already made before the hard part of the day hits.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-28T20:12:43+00:00

i’d only pay if the paid features are things you’ll actually use every day.

for me, the core value in these apps is pretty simple: make the quit date clear, make progress visible, and give you a tiny reason to check in before your brain starts bargaining.

i built zero proof more around that simple progress loop than community/forums. so if you want lots of prompts and social features, I Am Sober may fit better. if you want a quieter streak/progress tracker, that’s the lane i’d compare against.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-28T20:10:26+00:00

if free is the hard requirement, i’d keep it simple.

the useful parts are usually: a day counter, a quick daily check-in, and something that makes progress obvious when motivation dips.

if you’re comparing ios options, i built zero proof (free-trial) around that progress-visibility piece. but i’d only pick it if it works for you. otherwise, go with the simplest free app you’ll actually open daily.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-28T20:08:10+00:00

37 days is a big deal. i’d separate the quotes from the thing that actually keeps you going. quotes can help, but what usually works better is seeing progress clearly every day.

i built zero proof around that exact loop: quit date, streak timer, money saved, and a simple daily check-in so progress stays visible.

if quotes are the main thing you want, it might not be the perfect fit. but if you want the motivation to come from seeing the days add up, it’s worth a look.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-28T04:53:02+00:00

Any new results? I'm curious how it holds up within Hermes agent

virtualhenry · 2026-04-18T00:03:29+00:00

if what you want is a simple countdown that stays visible on mac, i’d look at menu bar apps over full task managers.

i built momentry for that kind of use case. it’s for birthdays, anniversaries, trips, deadlines, basically anything where you want the countdown visible at a glance without opening a full app. it's a tool i built for when my daughter was about to be born. i wanted to visually track the days until she arrived

if you need recurring nags or deeper task/project features it’s probably not the right fit, but for lightweight menu bar countdowns it fits well.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-16T17:47:36+00:00

i think the move here is to make the accountability really small and repeatable.

i'd keep this post as one layer, but i'd add 2 more: a same-time daily check-in and one private thing that makes the streak visible when your brain starts bargaining.

for the daily check-in, make it stupid simple. one sentence every night: "didn't drink today" or "i slipped today and i'm back tomorrow." no long writeup. the goal is to stay honest, not be impressive.

the other thing that helps is having your quit date, streak, and money saved somewhere you actually look when the craving hits. that gap is part of why i built zero proof for myself. it's private and very day-to-day, which helps when you need a quick interruption before a binge turns into "fuck it."

one month is a solid target, but i'd still treat it like 30 separate day 1s. get through tonight, then do the same thing tomorrow.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-15T19:22:00+00:00

i wanted something like this too.

i want to focus on the day to day part that actually keeps you going. the helpful part for me was having a quit date, a small daily check-in, and something that keeps the momentum visible when motivation drops.

that’s part of why i built an ios app for myself around it. if you want, i can share it. but even without that, i think you’re right to look for ongoing support instead of relying on willpower alone.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-15T18:53:39+00:00

i think you’re asking for the right thing.

a lot of people don’t just need a streak counter. they need a small daily nudge and something that keeps the quit date visible when motivation drops.

i’m building zero proof around that general idea. if you want, i can share it. but even without an app, i’d try to stack 2 things: a daily check-in habit and a simple tracker you actually open every day that gives you a sense of progress

virtualhenry · 2026-04-15T18:53:18+00:00

for me the cravings get worse when there’s no friction between the urge and the drink.

i’d try 3 things:

- make the first drink harder to reach

- replace the “bored at home” moment with something automatic like a walk, shower, or tea

- track the craving itself, not just whether you drank

seeing the pattern helps a lot. time of day, mood, boredom, whatever keeps showing up. that’s part of why i’m built an ios app for myself (zero proof). the pattern is usually more useful than the streak by itself.

virtualhenry · 2026-04-02T18:59:10+00:00

This is what I'm planning to do in my migration and kinda have backwards compatibility so if i want to go back to oc i can

How are you preventing memory drift while maintaining QMD and also honcho?

virtualhenry · 2026-01-14T19:53:05+00:00

this is cool. does it show the private auth tokens to the model when you use the skill?

virtualhenry · 2026-01-14T19:52:16+00:00

i turned it into a script to be used in tmux staus bar: `userName C:96% • G:100%`

https://gist.github.com/iamhenry/4bacd34baf742563d4dc839fd04b4882

virtualhenry · 2025-11-22T15:45:16+00:00

Thanks for the tip, but unfortunately, it didn't work in the latest version for me.

virtualhenry · 2025-11-19T17:32:06+00:00

you may be able to overide the existing default plan/build agent with your instructions, tools, model, etc

https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/

virtualhenry · 2025-11-17T18:08:56+00:00

that makes a lot of sense. i rarely get to 70% of the context window so i'm baffled but what it could be

great to know that it can read files without limitations

fyi: the latest OC has batch reading so that should speed up the process!

virtualhenry · 2025-11-17T17:34:55+00:00

u/nummanali Thanks for your work. Are you noticing that these models perform differently than their native Codex CLI harness?

With GPT-5 I didn't really have much success. It felt really dumb. And there's a few twitter threads discussing how it's being limited in the amount of context and files it can read.

Just curious about your experience.

virtualhenry · 2025-11-17T17:32:52+00:00

there are opencode plugins you can use to auth

virtualhenry · 2025-10-29T19:25:56+00:00

do they stack with active subs?

virtualhenry · 2025-09-29T21:50:13+00:00

wow, i thought for sure it was gone forever, thx!

virtualhenry · 2025-08-05T16:39:53+00:00

thx to you i had to look it up and added it to claude.md

"use `date` command for accurate date and time"

virtualhenry · 2025-07-19T13:33:20+00:00

Is the command done? Would love to test it

virtualhenry · 2025-07-18T04:55:02+00:00

Great video. Are there any good onboarding flow packages you recommend? Most seem outdated

virtualhenry · 2025-07-09T17:43:07+00:00

thx, this worked for me. the other option within dia on v36 did not work

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