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Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by plttn »

bshimmin wrote: post #19
portmanteaufu wrote: post #4

I hope this is helpful feedback: * There are several small typos on the page ("How does it works?") that distract from its content. * The testimonials strike me as all having the same writer's voice. * What appears to set "Audrey" aside from, say, Alexa is the promise that you can take a moment to train the AI when it misunderstands you. That's a great feature; I can tell Alexa that she was wrong (via the app), but t…

The testimonials strike me as all having the same writer's voice. Someone needs to come up with a service that generates authentic-sounding testimonials, complete with convincing headshots.

At the very least, one of them is obviously a headshot found from somewhere else. In general for a new service, I'd rather see no testimonials than testimonials of questionable authenticity.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by 0xCMP »

gtt wrote: post #17

On a slightly related note, I, personally, noticed that I don't want to get things done. Most of the things, at least. After working GTD style I feel happier and more productive, but usually not closer to my goals. I found, that failing do to most of the things is bearable, as long as I'm keep doing things that matter. I'm still using GTD stuff, but just to "better forget", to unload working memory.

I think that's one of the greatest head-fakes to take over the internet. You realize that priorities matter

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by pbiggar »

_m8fo wrote: post #18

I love the design for this. Excellent! As a side note, I'm curious to how/why you named it Audrey. I think it's very interesting that these 'personal assistants' have traditionally feminine names. P.S. At the bottom, "Here's are some" is not grammatically correct.

I've heard more than a few women complain that all the bots in the "service" area tend to get female names.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by meej »

pbiggar wrote: post #24
_m8fo wrote: post #18

I love the design for this. Excellent! As a side note, I'm curious to how/why you named it Audrey. I think it's very interesting that these 'personal assistants' have traditionally feminine names. P.S. At the bottom, "Here's are some" is not grammatically correct.

I've heard more than a few women complain that all the bots in the "service" area tend to get female names.

One of the things I like about Capital One's Eno chatbot is that it is explicitly gender-neutral.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by cel1ne »

gtt wrote: post #17

On a slightly related note, I, personally, noticed that I don't want to get things done. Most of the things, at least. After working GTD style I feel happier and more productive, but usually not closer to my goals. I found, that failing do to most of the things is bearable, as long as I'm keep doing things that matter. I'm still using GTD stuff, but just to "better forget", to unload working memory.

> I don't want to get things done

Exactly. This is a really, really difficult and essential observation to make. Humans are built to procrastinate because it conserves energy.

Do an experiment: Sit down and start doing what you are supposed to do. If you're not able to work or start, don't find excuses. Don't go looking for physical reasons like "Hungry", "Cold", "Tired". Don't procrastinate. Don't walk around. Don't work around the issue. Don't change the project. Those are all excuses. Just accept that you are not able to start and keep sitting there until you start.

When you stop finding excuses or looking elsewhere, you will realise the immense stress that's building up inside you. That is the mountain you have to scale to stop procrastinating. A kind of stress that's not always there, luckily, but it's definitely built into humans.

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by souperman »

davidyapdy wrote: post #5
portmanteaufu wrote: post #4

I hope this is helpful feedback: * There are several small typos on the page ("How does it works?") that distract from its content. * The testimonials strike me as all having the same writer's voice. * What appears to set "Audrey" aside from, say, Alexa is the promise that you can take a moment to train the AI when it misunderstands you. That's a great feature; I can tell Alexa that she was wrong (via the app), but t…

Thank you very much for the feedback. Will refill coffees and start working on those. We are sorry for the grammar, we will make those changes as soon as possible. Must have slip off our mind to get them checked due to caffeine overdose. *Bow apologetically

Hi, I also noticed it says, "Set your routines with Audrey, such as like getting a Uber every morning." I think, "Set your routines with Audrey, like getting an Uber every morning." is a little clearer! App looks very cool though!

Re: Audrey – A smart personal assistant app that helps you to get things done

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Post by davidyapdy »

souperman wrote: post #29
davidyapdy wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you very much for the feedback. Will refill coffees and start working on those. We are sorry for the grammar, we will make those changes as soon as possible. Must have slip off our mind to get them checked due to caffeine overdose. *Bow apologetically

Hi, I also noticed it says, "Set your routines with Audrey, such as like getting a Uber every morning." I think, "Set your routines with Audrey, like getting an Uber every morning." is a little clearer! App looks very cool though!

Thanks! We've updated it!
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