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by scriptdevil 811 days ago
I had been using chatgpt for something similar in the past. I like the fact that you are integrating a timer and music into it. How do you set yourself apart beyond that? Chatgpt, for instance, could also help with things like "I want to work on foo, can you help me break it down into tasks?".

I see a lot of potential in this - for instance, you might be able to integrate calendar integration for picking time slots for non-immediate tasks a la Office 365 which auto-creates focus times. Also, it would be good if I could curate a subset of tasks suggested by the tool as a list outside of the immediate short term memory of the coach.

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We're trying to hone into reducing the friction with the specifically tailored prompts to break down tasks and provide suggested responses, alongside the integrated tools. The timer and Spotify are just small steps towards a lot more widget functionality, so I'm glad you also see the potential.

I like those two ideas. We were thinking of similar calendar functionality and then a todo list that's generated as you talk with the coach. Some other ideas I had were - speech to mindmap brainstorming (i like to speak and see visual output)

- simplify cooking recipes to the smallest pieces (get 3 eggs, and come back, etc..)

- open up a widget to put your phone # for accountability where someone calls you

- open up FocusMate body doubling session

- email visual drag and drop builder (i hate sending emails)

- you put money into a virtual piggy bank and it gives you access to the money if you send an image or something or a completed task (kinda like beeminder but you hide the money behind completing a task)

- discord bot version that has emojis as the suggestion buttons to click

We're trying to work more on our personalization aspect to differentiate ourselves from ChatGPT so as you keep using the app, it is a lot more streamlined to know what you need. Thanks for your thoughts!