Holy shit I had no idea there was a YouTube series, nor that he had a YT channel.
And a recent video is about designing a dashboard with Ai, which is exactly what I been needing from him specifically.
I remember reading the book 6 years ago and I loved how easy it was to understand.
It's also where I first learned about dense UI and was amazed at a before/after example of one. You can clearly see that uncommon common sense he has about UI/UX.
You create a private league, set a weekly goal (workout 3x a week), and tap Start when you begin a workout. Friends get notified and then have 30 minutes to ask for a selfie. If nobody asks, the workout counts automatically. There’s no public feed or strangers involved, just a small group keeping each other honest.
My friends and I had been doing a version of this via text message for years, but this app has been great. I am in 4 "leagues", all of them get notified at once and then I only share my selfie once and it automatically goes to any group that asks. It's motivating and hilarious to see people working out.
It's free and would love for you guys to try it and set up a league with friends or family. Please send me any feedback at amit@proofleague.com
Each week, everyone emails in a few photos and a sentence or two, and Dearest sends the group a private Sunday digest with everyone’s updates. The catch is, you only receive the digest if you contribute that week.
It is meant for families, old friends, grandparents, siblings, or any small group that wants to stay close without another app or endless notifications.
It’s my way to be social and know what’s going on in my friends lives without social media.
So far I only have my friends using it but I love it.
> The catch is, you only receive the digest if you contribute that week.
I love the idea, but is there a risk that folks would drop off one by one and over time forget that the thing existed?
As someone who'd be at risk of forgetting, I'd find it nice to be periodically reminded about such a digest. Maybe get an abridged version once in a while or something like that.
It’s only been out for two weeks. You do get reminders that you are going to miss this weeks digest or that others have submitted etc. but your idea is great!
I’m working on
https://creditcardchecklist.com
It lets you keep track of your credit cards and which perks you have used and when the annual fee is going to hit. I often forget to use up the perk before it expires. You don’t even need an account buts you get notified if you make one. Also it’s free!
I also am working on https://trypixie.com - a way to employee your kids legally. It gets money into their Roth and saves you taxable income all while teaching them about working.
It technically has one, but the only way to use it was to tap on some various links until you managed to get to a Google search page. It was never intended for actual use outside of Nintendo's curated pages.
I miss when social media was mostly about my friends’ lives. It actually helped us stay in touch.
So much of social media now feels built around whatever is trending that week, not the relationships you actually want to keep up with.
That’s why I’m building Dearest (https://dearest.co) : a private, email-based Sunday photo digest for families and friends. Everyone sends a photo and a short update by Saturday night, and contributors get the group’s digest on Sunday morning. Hopefully this keeps us social and in touch.
I love it. As a physician, I see so many cases of elderly patients who have fallen and not been found for hours if not days.
In elder care, I am building https://statphone.com - one emergency number that rings multiple family members simultaneously and breaks through DND. Would love to chat/collaborate.
Bring back the series!
https://www.youtube.com/@SteveSchoger
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