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Perspexa
Perspective-shifting mood board and visual to-do list
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Perspective-shifting mood board and visual to-do list
2 followers
A calm, creative space for shifting how you see your day. An iOS app from JoyfulWindow.
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I’ve always believed almost any situation has the potential for something useful in it if we can shift how we’re looking at it. This is the stuff resilience is made of, but getting there isn’t always easy — especially when words feel like too much work.
That’s why I made Perspexa. Sometimes I can change my viewpoint just by playing with pictures for a few minutes: making something that gives form to whatever I’m feeling, or that gives my brain a little space and randomness.
You start with a scene (one from the app or a photo from your camera roll), drop a window frame over it, and decorate. Change the lighting, play with the transparency of the panes, place plants or furniture or random little objects, doodle anywhere. The window frame represents something about your perspective - how are you metaphorically looking at the scene behind it, or how do you want to be looking at it? There’s a “shift” button that will swap in a quasi-random frame, and you can see whether different frames change your mindset about whatever scene lies beyond.
There’s no right way to do it and no finish line — you’re not failing if your mood doesn’t magically improve. The point is just to spend a little time in a non-verbal space.
There’s also a checklist mode where you can attach to-do items to the decorations in your scene and remove them as you finish tasks. This helps you plan your days mindfully and earn a sense of reward as you complete items and clear out the window view.
I’d love for you to try it and tell me what you think. What windows or decorations do you want to see more of? Does the shift button do anything for you? Is a visual to-do list more fun than a text one? What would make this better?
Perspexa is free on the iOS App Store.