ngthatsme

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As someone with ADHD, I think this is a great idea. Yes it's expensive, but the reason why a lot of neurotypical solutions don't work for me is because they lack design details and nuances that the ADHD brain requires. I've spoken to non-ADHD therapists in the past (great for some things!), and have also spoken with ADHD coaches and there is a difference.

Comment · 5 years ago

A few weekends back I wanted to build something creative...so thought I'd try and make the most realistic, satisfying, virtual fidget spinner.

I know the fidget spinner craze was a while back but I still use my physical spinner, so wanted to see if I could replicate it online.

I also thought it could be a way to drive traffic to my other project, which is productivity app, so it kind of fits with the theme of fidgeting and attention.

So I made the fidget spinner and put a link to my other project in the nav bar.

It was a win-win. I learnt a lot making the spinner, and now it accounts for almost 40% of the traffic to my other website.

The spinner has been spun around 32,000 times so far!

It's using React, React Spring and a cool library I found called Propeller to create the inertia effect.

To make it feel even more realistic I added a spinner sound effect from freesound.org (a great resource for sounds!) and made the volume increase as it spins faster.

Would love to hear what you think!

https://fidgetpage.com

Show HN: Made a virtual spinner that now drives 40% of my startup's web traffic fidgetpage.com

13 ngthatsme 5 years ago 4 comments

Comment · 6 years ago

thanks for the heads up! will change that! :)

Comment · 6 years ago

10 months ago, I gave myself the challenge of learning to code, then to launch a product from scratch. Today I'm celebrating the launch of Llama v1.0!

Llama is a productivity tool that helps you power through lists, not just make them. It does this by letting you set a 'timer' for every task. Your goal is to finish before the time runs out.

The name comes from one of my favorite travel experiences to Peru where I visited a small town to learn about their culture. While I was there, Llamas were roaming around their village - those Llama's looked soo relaxed and were leading their best life

This is my attempt at leading a 'Llama life'. I built Llama because I found a huge correlation between my Mental Health and my Productivity levels throughout a given day. For me, if I don't feel like I'm making progress it significantly affects my mood. And during these Covid times and WFH, being productive has been all the more challenging.

It's been a journey - from knowing no code to learning html, css, javascript -> React, flexbox, styled components, bootstrap, webpack, git, node.js/express, Stripe integration for payments, Firebase for user authentication and database . But am excited to be finally releasing v1.0 of Llama.

Would love to hear your thoughts and any feedback.

Thanks!

Show HN: Llama – a fun, timed, task manager llamalife.co

6 ngthatsme 6 years ago 3 comments

Comment · 11 years ago

thanks! is there a particularly category you'd like us to start with eg quotes for startup founders?

Comment · 11 years ago

Hi! So if you have an unlimited text messaging plan you'll be fine. Otherwise standard rates from your carrier will apply / it will be counted toward your monthly message limit.

We're definitely thinking of letting people customize it. The thought is to build some basic AI in so we'd text you a few questions eg do you want quotes about startups? funny quotes? motivational quotes? Depending what you answer, that's what you'll get.

Alternatively, we could set the customization up as a webpage, then you can check off the types of quotes/individuals who inspire you?

Any preference either way? text or web customization?

Thanks for the feedback!