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The question suggests that a recipe exists that you can follow and gain users. Just build something valuable for people who are struggling right now without your solution.

The work organizes itself. I only do what is worth doing right now.

Can't see any cheating in your message. If you can close all goals in one message then why not?

I just realized that I hide like 90% of the app in a menu that no-one checks, in top right corner. What you showed on the screen is a minor feature of the app.

Orange means that the voice recognition model is confident in 50-70% in such word

> The transcription shows in real time, and shows in one of 3 colors

I use Deepgram for voice recognition, and these three colors are the confidence score.

> Similarly the recording widget itself at the bottom is overly complex

It also supports text input if you click the hand emoji on the right side

> Sometimes (often) I didn’t know what to say but a hint might have helped

Yon can click on "Suggest" in such case

> Are the conversations themselves being generated by AI

They are, they were like that at first, but I decided to spice things up every n-th conversation to make things less boring

Also, the main part of the app is the Friends section where you can chat with friends, bots, or just join the "Show HN" chat where everyone can chat in the language of their choice and the communication will be enhanced and translated in every language that participants use

Any alternative is good as long as you don't care about the code. If you care, a generic autocomplete is enough.

The decision you face is not about continuing or quitting. It's about being true to yourself. True creation comes not from a desire for success or recognition but from a place of authenticity. The fear is rooted in the need for external approval. The only real waste of time is living a life that is not your own.

I didn’t expect YC to start investing in destruction weapons

What is the tech stack you usually apply to in terms of BE languages? I'm wondering if it can be related.

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The numbers are definitely sus, but what if they were

    52.2543689%
    44.2689426%
    04.6345625%

How likely is it that you'd get these votes distributions exactly with these exact tails? Compared to all other possibilities?

If everything is expensive, can it be possible to start a new company that will make some things cheaper?

Thanks for the feedback. I agree that the pinyin is the way to go for Chinese. Do you think you would still want to see the Chinese characters and have an ability to flip between two character versions?

You'll have a 3-day trial after the registration. No card is required.

Thanks, the hallucinations of AI can be a feature here as they could add a fun twist to the conversation

It's currently for English speakers trying to learn other languages. We'll probably add English as a target language at some point.

What do you find challenging in the current version? We can target these parts with difficulty levels

Thanks a lot for the feedback. I thought about adding one-word translations but didn't think about hiding the text completely. The difficulty selector is disabled right now, which can be confusing. Thanks for pointing it out.

Productivity is something that interests me, and I'm always looking for ways to improve. Thanks for raising that question.

What worked for me

  - Having weekly therapy sessions 
  - Hiring an executive coach
  - Finding a routine that works for me, not stressing too much
  - Understanding myself and my goals
  - Cold baths in the evenings
  - Meditation (currently in progress)
  - Having an example of very productive people in my life

Finding a routine was the hardest part. I tried multiple things and eventually landed on something that I'm continuing to improve. Key takeaways are hiring professionals for chores (accounting, taxes, cleaning, cooking), not stressing too much, and not multitasking on multiple projects (meaning weekdays are only for work-related projects).

What didn't work

  - Surfing the internet for productivity tips
  - Creating TODO lists
  - Planning day in advance with calendar slots
  - Creating a schedule of any sort
  - Unrealistic expectations from myself and others

What I don't like about advice that you can look up on the internet, is that even if there is plenty of good information, it doesn't mean that it's relevant to your specific situation. It would be helpful at some point, but you need to figure out what is the next step right now.

You should prioritize your health as the number one priority. Stress and worrying too much can cause many serious health issues.

Investors don't owe you as they only risk a small sum of money in each investment and the risk is accepted.

There is a relevant book, "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living", that you can read between the therapy appointment and the next SPA/massage session.

Look up "Peterson emotional intelligence" on YouTube to explore a slightly different take on emotional intelligence.

Jordan Peterson argues that EQ doesn't exist, and you can explore your personality with the Big 5 (mostly agreeableness).

I suggest also looking into "Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg" as it closely matches the issue you described.

This approach is logical and straightforward. The main flaw is that it treats all job opportunities equally. Life is not numbers, and the job you have or find will demand a significant portion of your life.

This means that you can spend more effort on getting the job that fits you the best and none or less effort for other opportunities.

Running a company is hardly an answer if you want to be free and live life.

- Investing $137k into bonds would generate about $500 per month - Selling your time is the most straight forward way

Consider cutting expenses, you can save 500 euros per month without any side activity.

You can also sell your time and buy bonds until the desired amount is reached.

Will that work?

What is your evidence that investing time into mobile would increase the likelihood of finding a job? Would you pivot to something else when/if the mobile market also gets saturated?

Check Slack & email on a schedule, leave a phone number for emergencies, wear headphones (possibly with noise cancellation), take quiet walks, and practice deep breathing. Make sure basics are covered first, like a consistent sleep schedule, etc.

> but that's exceedingly rare and hard to do

It could be possible that the government just requests certificate keys from the relevant tech company.

Thanks for sharing, it works very cool

Happy New Year Everyone! HN is amazing, good luck everyone in 2024

Thank you for the insight on the development process. Tbh, it seems a very reasonable path for the app without any economic and time pressure to succeed, considering you now have the perfect app for yourself.

It's too early to jump to conclusions without proper marketing for the app and any revenue-related metrics gathered.

The issue with delayed marketing can be that the product is too large to make changes fast and run experiments. Removing features considering committed resources would also be a challenge.

Regarding the Proxy Users, I think the idea is that customers should pay for a solution that solves a problem, not vice versa. You can install a session recording feature, watch app interactions occasionally, and do interviews with paying users (or invite active users to your podcast).