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Building a productivity app that restricts access to unauthorized apps and websites until meaningful progress is made through active engagement rather than idle time.

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Creative CommandA focus app that holds you hostage until you make progress

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Joined Product HuntFebruary 21st, 2024

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2d ago

Creative Command 2.0 - What could you create without distractions?

Progress isn’t optional.It’s mandatory. Unlike most focus apps, Creative Command prioritizes consistent effort over passive time, meaning you can't just run out the clock. The Engagement Timer ensures your sessions reflect actual effort by automatically pausing the timer the moment you stop working. You can tailor the timer to your exact workflow by setting custom inactivity intervals, tracking specific inputs like keystrokes or various mouse activity.

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1yr ago

How do you handle users who expect your product to be free?

We recently got this message after offering a 50% discount to our beta users:

Only 1 year discount? I expected a lifetime deal as an early supporter

This person used our product completely free for an entire year. Their only support was filling out a short, 30-second form that promised a discount, which we honored. They ve never provided feedback, reported a bug, or engaged with the product beyond that form. Now they re pushing back, saying the discount isn t enough and they expected a lifetime deal. The entitlement has me seeing red.

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1yr ago

What are your secret productivity hacks?

Working and being productive aren t the same thing.

We often sit in front of the laptop for hours, but between context switching, notifications, and tiny distractions.... we barely get real work done.