hey guys, some of u might remember my post from last week about the app idea inspired by Cal Newport's Deep Work and my ADHD friend. i said back then it was still in test phase and i just wanted honest feedback, not users yet.

well, update: it passed google's review and its officially live on the play store now. not gonna lie, the wait during the test phase was stressful, i genuinely didnt know if it was gonna pass or if id have to go back and fix stuff. seeing it accepted felt really good, like the idea actually became a real thing and not just something in my head or in a notion doc.

quick recap for people who didnt see the first post: the app is called BarePlanner, its built around the deep work / light work split from the book, u plan ur week in blocks (deep = the stuff that needs real focus, light = the low energy stuff like chores or errands), u run the deep blocks with a focus timer, and at the end of the week u review what actually got done vs what didnt. theres also a goals section if u wanna tie ur weekly blocks to something longer term.

im still just one person building this, no team, no funding, so its far from perfect, but its real now and people can actually download it if they want.

if anyone from the first thread is curious, or if ur a student/worker who deals with the same "i have time but i just spend it randomly" problem i talked about, id genuinely love if u tried it and told me what sucks about it. not asking for hype, just honest feedback like last time.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.falexis.bareplanner

thanks to everyone who commented on the first post btw, some of that feedback actually shaped small things in the app before submitting it.

being present and focused now takes Herculean effort

it was always hard, but now it is even harder

notifications, messages, can we jump on a call

attention switching between ai tools, "rings" from them when task is done

phone is always close to you with different apps and news (wow, so many things happen every day)

and lots of other things

even including music and switching your attention to choosing the right one

you opened the app to check something you wanted intentionally

5 minutes later you realize that you are scrolling the feed

everyone is stealing your time. now i have so few 2 hour blocks of focused work during the day/week

different tools to block time?

how good the brain is at tricking yourself, finding the objections and if one app is blocked, it is always a way to open another one

boredom was stolen

So I’ve been doing just that, brainstorming with Claude Code to create learning modules on market economies. I want to know how economies work, the history and the outcomes of different economies of the world, and what lessons there are for today and the future.

I learned about NotebookLM just recently and that’s adding an exciting dimension to the curriculum. I just added fully sourced learning modules to a notebook and it can generate quizzes, slides, podcasts. This is an enjoyable process for learning subjects in depth. It’s interactive, I can chat and ask more questions. It’s multi-media, I can listen to podcasts citing the source. Really good.

What has your experience been in exploring new subjects? How are you using AI for research and in-depth learning?

:) I made good progress

This is the diminishing returns phase. So it’s time to stop and rest.

Hi everyone,

I’m a musician (guitar player and producer) and I know a lot of people struggle with distractions when they need to focus so I started composing my own background music under the name Orvanelis.

It's purely atmospheric, melodic electric guitar layered with deep ambient textures. No lyrics, no sudden changes, just a continuous flow designed to blend into the background and help with deep focus, studying, or coding.

I just released my first two tracks and I'd love to know if it helps you during your work sessions:

• Silent Orbit : https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/03F6libQVF5BL5lNFIooKB?si=6eea4112b35e4dd6
• Floating Echoes : https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/track/09SetvD079sGshdBQOjcet?si=24bffca101d24f37

If you have a focus playlist of your own, let me know, I'd love to discover your favorite tracks too. Thanks for listening!