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by netcan 4906 days ago
The article doesn't say a lot about the app. But, for people with a "creativity through technology" mind, the current tech climate is great for these sorts of ideas. Documenting is something we can do more of. It's valuable. It can be fun. Maybe all we need is better tools.

How about better ways of documenting your children growing up. Documenting yourself getting old. If we want to get really into it, maybe there are ways of finding lessons in our life that can be passed on.

I've heard interesting anecdotes about taking a picture of all food before you eat it leading to much healthier eating.

There have always been great diarists. Sometimes their benefit could only be seen years later. Maybe we can do it beter now with apps and web and video cameras in every pocket.

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My intention was to make a similar app as a side project but he's way ahead of me. It was still very inspiring though. This whole idea of using smartphones as a documentary and creative tool and improving people's lives through unlocking their creative side seems very attractive to me.
Don't give up. I reckon that for someone with a mind that works that way, this is a great space to work at. Its also something "we" need to experiment at to get right.