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An article that I wrote for Medium. In it, you can learn practical ways to help you become more productive. Since I started using the advice and tips that I shared in this article, my productivity increased so much, and I get far more done during the day. 💗🎀💗
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Weekend is almost here ✨
A little reminder for all designers, developers, and creatives: it's okay to step away from the laptop and give your fingers a rest 😅
We spend so much of our time creating, solving problems, moving pixels, answering messages, and jumping between tasks that it's easy to forget how important it is to recharge.
I've noticed that some of my best ideas come when I'm not sitting in front of a screen at all.
Personally, I love hiking in the mountains and practicing yoga. Both help me slow down, clear my mind, reconnect with myself, and come back to work with fresh energy and a new perspective.
This weekend I'm planning to spend a little less time with my laptop and a little more time outside.
What about you?
How do you disconnect and recharge after a busy week? Do you have a favorite hobby, ritual, or weekend activity that helps you reset? 👇🤍
Wow, what a magic
🫧📒 Digital Journal for Self-Reflection ✨
[ PROBLEM ]
In a busy world filled with work, responsibilities, and constant distractions, many people lose touch with their emotions, needs, and personal goals
While journaling can improve self-awareness and well-being, traditional journals are not always practical to use every day
[ SOLUTION ]
I created Digital Journal that makes self-reflection simple and accessible
The app helps users:
💎 Track mood and energy
💎 Reflect on daily experiences
💎 Practice gratitude
💎 Capture thoughts, memories, and dreams
💎 Build greater self-awareness over time
The goal was to combine the convenience of digital tools with the warmth of a scrapbook-style journal
[ TOOLS TESTED ]
During the Makeathon, I explored and tested:
✔️Claude + Figma MCP for generating initial wireframes
✔️Figma AI Agent for early concept exploration and wireframing
✔️Figma for core pages visual design
✔️Figma Make for building and testing the interactive prototype
Project Link: https://aroma-clover-93652527.figma.site
🎥 Watch the demo video to see the full design process, tools used, and how the project was built from idea to interactive prototype
Demo Video (the same as attached): https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Bvwa4M9g3-vPlygg6ljnqOPhMV69cvV/view?usp=sharing
If you enjoyed this project, I would appreciate your support ❤️
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Wow, feel whisper of childhood. Amazing work.
What if AI could help you achieve your goals by improving your routine week by week, while also offering Anti-AI exercises for a complete mental workout?
Sarthi: An AI-Powered Self-Management App with Anti-AI Exercises
Problem: "With the emergence of AI, our already fast-paced lives have become even faster. Our activities have multiplied, and almost everyone is pursuing multiple things at once. So it has now become very important that we manage our routines effectively.
However, analyzing our routines and patterns can create cognitive load.
Along with this, the use of AI is causing us to underutilize our mental capacity, so it's important that we keep our minds focused and sharp while staying relaxed at the same time
Solution: "Sarthi AI keeps track of our goals, routines, and task performance, and through expressive writing, it also gains access to our thoughts. After analyzing our thoughts and actions, it develops a sense of personal understanding and can help us identify patterns about ourselves that we may not even be aware of. Sarthi thus helps us modify our routines week by week, so that we can be as efficient as possible
Along with this, the AI offers exercises to keep various functions of our minds active. And after completing intense tasks, it can suggest relaxing exercises like deep breathing, gentle walks, and more."
https://halt-math-77224343.figma.site
The Anti-AI exercises are a genuinely interesting design decision. Most productivity tools push you further into AI dependency. Building in deliberate mental exercises that don't involve AI as part of the core flow is a counterintuitive but sensible response to the problem you identified.
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