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emotf

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About emotf

Exploring what AI is doing to our minds at work. Building Ascenda.

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    I think the key phrase here is “I’m fine with”. The pace I’m working at (in an accelerator like YC) I’m not really fine with the waiting. But weighing that up.

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    Comment #47593137

    I can do this somedays. Others I find myself staring at the reply panel in an email with my mind still remotely focused on the potential outcome of my last prompt. I think is what …

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    Comment #47593080

    It’s true about the atrophy. On these days i find it hard to get the willpower to actually engineer. I have to set that aside to the next day. New mind. New thinking.

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    Comment #47592363

    I have been wondering whether AI-heavy work fits the Hooked model a bit too well. Most days I have multiple agents running. It feels a lot like pulling the handle on a slot machine…

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    Comment #37940510

    Fit, healthy, living well. Suddenly, I was struck down by a heart attack. If you've ditched the 9-5, a creator, founder or freelancer, we share a number of qualities that got us he…

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    Comment #36796433

    Absolutely! Fear of failure. Fear of success. These anxieties are very common in startup founders. So it's better to identify them early so they don't get in your way.

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    Comment #36782333

    Do you currently track it? If so how?

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    Comment #36768610

    Now live on Product Hunt! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/timetocoda

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    Show HN: Does emotion affect your productivity?

    I've created an integrated time tracker and productivity system in Coda + Chrome Ext. Try out the Contraction vs Expansion model to see what insights you can gain. Iterate on your …

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    Comment #33129252

    Here's a diagram to help visualise: https://storage.googleapis.com/indie-hackers.appspot.com/pos...

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    Risk factor for contribution made at each phase in a startup?

    I'm looking for your opinions on this question with the end goal to create a 'rule of thumb' guide. I'll use the results for a product I'm building and credit HN. In any bootstrapp…

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    Comment #31904022

    Np. Yeah @al_borland's answer is nicely put. I'd like to upvote that more if I could.

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    Comment #31903129

    It was a 'shower thought'. I was reflecting on pretty much every podcast or written interview seems to start with the credibility of the guest. Author of a book seems to be the com…

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    Comment #31903082

    Ha ha! yes, the domain matters a lot. So the point here is the audience.

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    Comment #31903069

    Good point. The theme here is respect for the commitment that was achieved.

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    Comment #31903059

    Nice. I agree with this.

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    Ask HN: Author of a Book or App. Which do you respect more?

    Curious to know which title garners more credibility... having authored a book or an app. Which do you respect more?

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    Comment #27556996

    Yes it double posted when I edited for 'Ask HN:' prefix. I deleted the other post.

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    Ask HN: Why won't GreenHabit succeed? (it's roast time)

    HN, I need you to roast my idea. My submission for PH Makers Festival - 'Green Earth edition' is in. The last two weeks have been crazy! From the conception of the idea, building t…

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    Product Hunt – Maker goals – gone?

    It's been some years since I've used Ship and Maker features on PH. I swear there used to be a way of listing weekly Maker goals with the community. Has this feature been discontin…

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    Comment #21770678

    UPATE: Our app did appear for a couple of days this week when searching 'DayNinja'. Now today it won't appear at all again even when using the package name search i.e. entering 'pn…

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    Android Devs 650+ impacted by Google Play indexing bug

    Our Pomodoro Focus Timer, DayNinja https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.envisageapps.dayninja has been published for over 7 days now and still does not appear in searc…