I'm not a designer, but the @Garmin.com app frustrated me enough to redesign it.
One readiness score. Clear vitals. No clutter.
Would you use this?
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day 19: building my home maintenance app

there is one book I keep going back to - "The Dip" by Seth Godin.

You don't even have to read it, just remember there is always a phase where where progress slows and commitment is tested. Focus on getting through.

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day 18: building my home maintenance app

Took me a while but realized the value of #buildinpublic

Even with no audience, making a public commitment forces you to deliver. Launched my landing page for dwellkeep.com

Next step: Launch my MVP before year-end

day 14: building HomeTask (home maintenance app)

Made some progress evolving the UI. Still further refinement needed. (left: before / right: after)

Next steps: building out notifications

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day 12: building my first app to solve a real problem - keeping track of your home maintenance.

Day in the life. Early morning wakeup, dog isn't happy

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day 9: building my first app to solve a real problem - keeping track of your home maintenance.

what layout would you rather use to track your home maintenance tasks? task list or calendar?

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day 3: building my first app to solve a real problem - keeping track of your home maintenance.

Don't lose the forest for the trees. Especially when building features.

AI has been very useful at visually summarizing UX by dropping my app files into a prompt.

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day 2: Building my first app that solves a real problem - keeping track of your home maintenance.

Spent the day laying out wireframes for the app. Need to keep reminding myself what the core features should be. Always easy to add more.

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Day 3 of reading Berkshire shareholder letters to find the timeless advice.

In 1979 Buffet coins the term "investor misery index" - the combination of inflation plus taxes on investment gains - and how it can erode real returns even when nominal returns look impressive.

S&P500 real returns...

If you haven't seen it yet, this prompt structure is a great framework for structuring your AI prompts (C/O Ben Hylak):
1️⃣ Clear goal statement ("I need...")
2️⃣ Specific return format (exact data points)
3️⃣ Warnings & requirements (deal-breakers)
4️⃣ Personal context (experience level, preferences)