Rithik Sudhakar

Rithik Sudhakar

Founder of Meridian.
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SaaS Founder | Full-stack Dev | Indie Game Maker. 🚀 Currently: Launching Meridian (go-meridian.com) to redefine student productivity through energy budgeting. Tech stack: Next.js, Supabase, Tailwind, and a bit of Godot for the side-scrollers. When I’m not coding, I’m probably trading commodities or reading Stephen King. Let's build something meaningful!

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Meridianp/meridian-7Rithik Sudhakar•

19d ago

How do you handle the 'guilt spiral' when you break a productivity streak?

How do you break the "shame spiral" after a bad productivity day?

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Hey Hunters!

I'm currently building Meridian (launching April 30!), and I ve been obsessed with one question: Why do most productivity apps make us feel like failures when we take a break?

Standard apps use "streaks" and loud pings that create a guilt cycle. If you miss a day, you feel like you've failed, so you procrastinate even more. I call it the "shame spiral."

I m building Meridian to be zero-guilt. Instead of tracking just tasks, we track energy.

  • High energy? Do deep focus.

  • Low energy? Log a rest session as a "win."

I d love to hear from fellow builders: How do you manage your mental energy during a launch? Do streaks help you, or do they just add stress?

(P.S. We just went live with our "Coming Soon" page would love your support! )

Rithik Sudhakar•

17h ago

Meridian - Prevent student burnout with zero guilt

Stop managing time. Start managing energy. Meridian is a zero-guilt productivity app for students. Track your bio-rhythms, log energy check-ins, and identify peak focus windows. Avoid the burnout spiral and work with your biology, not against it.
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