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by prabalsaxena 146 days ago
Just pushed an update based on your feedback.

Fixed the 'Default Habits': You were right, deleting them one by one was annoying. I added a 'Starter Habits' toggle in Settings > Visuals. You can now hide them all in one click.

Fixed the Button: Added visible text labels and fixed the ARIA tags on the main action button. It should be much easier to locate now.

If you have a moment to test it with your screen reader, I'd love to know if it's actually usable. You can also reach me directly at hello.playlife2@gmail.com if you want to send more detailed notes. Thanks again for the push.
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webspinner 146 days ago
Sure thing! I was able to put some in there, and it worked! I use NVDA. Nothing seems to be wrong, at the moment. Hmm, can I put my monthly readin goal in there? It didn't seem to have a way to add those. I'm not a big reader, so starting small, by reading a book a month, lol! That's more of a feature type thingy.
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prabalsaxena 145 days ago
That is huge news! Thanks for confirming NVDA is working smoothly.

Re: The Monthly Book Goal That's a great question. The philosophy behind Life II is actually 'Systems > Goals' (similar to Atomic Habits).

The trap with a '1 Book a Month' goal is that it's just a deadline—it's easy to ignore it for 3 weeks and then try to cram it all in at the end.

I designed 'Acts' to track the daily input. Instead of tracking the book, try creating an Act called 'Read 5 Pages' or even just 'Read 10 Minutes'.

It’s low pressure.

You get a dopamine hit (and Gold!) every single day.

If you hit the daily Act, the monthly goal happens automatically.

You can still use the Quests tab (in the sidebar) to track the big finish line (e.g., 'Finish The Hobbit'), but keep your main dashboard focused on the small daily wins.

Does that flow make sense, or do you strictly prefer the monthly deadline style?

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