Ryan Hoover@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Reminds me of Call Frank. I used it for a week before I churned. Perhaps I'm not the right user, although I'd love a public version of this. Maybe this is a feature that could exist in Anchor. 🤔 cc @mignano @mayafish
Kushal Byatnal@kbyatnal · Student
@rrhoover @mignano @mayafish Hey Ryan, definitely similar to Call Frank, but there's a few things that we do differently that might help you stick to the habit! 1) Longer audio recording times (up to a maximum of 6 minutes/day) 2) Better transcription quality (we do some fun audio transcoding in the background to make this happen) 3) Flashback emails (ex.… See more
Nikolas Huebecker@nhuebecker · COO @ TeenMade
@kbyatnal @rrhoover @mignano @mayafish I churned mainly due to the fact that I an not available every night at the same time. Then I wasn't answering calls and never got a chance to call back.
Kushal Byatnal@kbyatnal · Student
@nhuebecker @rrhoover @mignano @mayafish Hmmm...would calling ahead of schedule work?
sri@sridhar_kondoji · No Fluff Just Stuff skills tracker
@rrhoover daily logging is not a habit that our brains put it in a auto pilot mode. That's why you churned. I am guessing this. Behavioral science and how our brains think, need to be taken into account for designing these apps. Otherwise, they will disappear pretty soon. Here is an article that explains in great detail https://medium.com/swlh/a-behavi...
Joe Filcik@jfilcik · Writer, Product Manager
@kbyatnal yea, I used call frank for a week too, before giving up. Not available at the same time everyday is important, but also I didn't have a clear theme or goal for "what did I want to remember". I could imagine if I was a founder maybe I'd want to tell frank the status of my startup every day, but that's not me. So, for me it's the question... could… See more
Kushal Byatnal@kbyatnal · Student
@jfilcik @sri @rrhoover @nhuebecker There's a lot of awareness around mental health and mindfulness right now - this could be the perfect way to maintain a daily gratitude journal! There's a ton of research (ex. http://www.health.harvard.edu/ne...) showing how keeping a gratitude journal leads to a happier life.
Joe Filcik@jfilcik · Writer, Product Manager
@kbyatnal that's awesome. I love that idea. Seems like there's some people who have an idea in mind as the approach this product, I.e. "I've always wanted to have a gratitude journal, this would be a great tool" and others who can't quite come up with that. Retention for this product seems connected with having that clear goal or question in mind. Have you e… See more
Kushal Byatnal@kbyatnal · Student
@jfilcik That is such an awesome idea, I'll get to work on that right away. Maybe have a pre-made list of goals (ex. Gratitude, Memories, etc) and allow them to choose.
Joe Filcik@jfilcik · Writer, Product Manager
@kbyatnal yea, maybe. Picking a time for is connected to the question, probably. If I'm focused on work, maybe I want a call on my commute home for example.