Cool! I was excited when I saw this and signed up.
One key thing I was hoping for was a consistent resync with source material particularly google docs. Looks like I'll have to download then upload to your app whenever they change.
Will replicache be deprecated? Or continue to be developed/supported? E.g. Partial downloads aren't really necessary in our case so Zero isn't really necessary (although it is cool!).
Cool! It would be nice to use this to quickly iterate on the prompts I plan to use within https://app.habitstack.com. Basically, supply the user input in the query string and get back the result. Then in Pancaik see the log of combined prompts, the results, and be able to fine tune the prompts over time. Any plans to go that direction?
HabitStack founder here. Your points are well taken! For some context, for the last few years, we've been a service company with a software product. You're seeing us at an awkward transition point to a product first company. So, sorry for the rough edges in the app! We're excited smooth them out.
What jumped out at you as needing immediate attention?
This is an important observation. Most productivity apps don't end up "working" because they vastly underestimate the complexity of the problem they are trying to solve.
We need to do a far better job of addressing the psychology of self-improvement, one of the most important aspects being how to deal with the inevitable "falling off the wagon".
As you describe well, a naive approach to productivity tends to work at first, but then, as soon as you disengage for a time, they actively work _against_ re-engagement.
I think there is a lot to be figured out in this area.
One other related point is that although an app can't "solve the problem of self-discipline" it _can_ reduce the amount of energy required to "do the right thing" (e.g. by providing a easy to follow system). Since willpower requires energy which is a limited resource, this leaves more of it to apply towards continuing to work towards a goal instead of figuring out how to configure a goal achievement system.
I think you've nailed it. There are very few tools that help you connect the long term with the current week and day, at least in a meaningful way.
https://www.habitstack.com/ is geared towards this. You enter your goals for the year and chunk them down to the quarter, month, and week. Then the software prompts you to stay engaged with the system.
As Scott Adams wrote, "Losers have goals, winners have systems." :)
I'm the founder. Happy to dialogue about the future of productivity and goal setting any time!