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by briancldo 1608 days ago
Hey HN community!

I don't know how many people can relate, but for years, I have been taking 30+ minute showers (sometimes over an hour). It used to always annoy my parents, and there were times my dad would shut off the water to force me out (sometimes mid-soap).

I decided a few years ago to change my ways and reduce my shower time, but whatever I tried didn't work or didn't stick (cold showers only lasted a month, setting a regular timer didn't force me enough). In 2020, I decided to build an app using a certain method I had thought up - a timer that rang for each step of my shower routine! I failed, as my lack of experience as a dev halted development. I always told myself I'd build it for sure one day since it meant so much to me.

Earlier this month, I finished development, and it worked pretty well for me! My shower times are now down to 5 minutes. If you have the same problem I did (or have kids that do), try it out! Even if you don't have that problem, I would be really grateful for any feedback or criticisms of the app.

Thank you for reading!

1 comments

Fun idea. But with such a short shower time, will you struggle to come up with new ideas?