[yusukez]

"We tend to be more scared of the emotions/feelings we might might experience rather than what would cause them"

You nailed it. Keeping it private allows the fear to grow, but shipping it makes it just a "thing" in the world. Here's my first prototype: https://seton.run

It's a very simple Pomodoro-ish timer, but designed to visualize your accumulated effort. Seeing the concrete data of "time spent" creates a positive feedback loop that helps me stick to the finish line.

I'll check out your list. It seems we are exploring the same problem space.