The Good Times website is live 👀 Most app sites start with a phone mockup and a list of features. This one starts with the problem, so you can see yourself in it first. The app shows up after that, as the answer. https://goodtimestimer.com/ (https://goodtimestimer.com/)Built with Astro.

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New hero for my Miata page. Some projects don't need a reason.

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Building my own product, I keep doing the exact thing I warn founders about. Made a splash animation I loved. Watched it on a real device and it dragged. Told founders a hundred times: the first impression is a budget you spend in two seconds. The advice I give for a living is the advice I have to force myself to take.

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TikTok gives you dopamine in under a second. That's your competition. I'm building a product with a friend for the moments when you're low on energy and about to default to mindless scrolling. Dead time between tasks, on the couch, waiting for something. Most apps try to compete with guilt. Streaks that start as motivation and turn into something you dread missing. Push notifications that feel like a disappointed parent. App blockers that treat you like a child. People don't quit because they lost interest. They quit because the app made them feel bad about themselves. Nobody picks up their phone feeling tired and thinks "let me go feel guilty for a bit." So we flipped the question. The moment you tap the icon, something satisfying happens. Haptics, motion, a splash screen that feels like the app is greeting you. Before any content loads. Before any decision gets made. Match the speed of the dopamine, and you don't need the guilt. Still rough. Here's where it's at.

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Mateo Szymkowicz

Design partner for founders with underperforming products