Tag: DYDit-life
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Park Work Sanity
Working from home, alone on Did You Do it Today? will slowly drive me crazy if I don’t force myself to get out of the apartment. So I do it once a week, usually to a library Sometimes, however, I find myself in a random new place, as I did yesterday @ Swampoodle Terrace. It’s…
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Not an “Real” App
Did You Do it Today is not a “real” mobile app. At least this is how people respond when I tell them that you won’t find DYDit in the app stores. Unfortunately, when people hear “app”, they mean the ones that you download from the iPhone or Android app stores, So, for them, if it’s…
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Inspiration & Motivation Park
I’d say the majority of time I’ve had a new idea for “Did You Do it Today“, or a motivation breakthrough, it hasn’t been while sitting at the computer working. Rather, it’s been in this park, running laps while listening to podcasts. I usually run ten laps, and it’s the monotony of this, and not…
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Friend Guilt Motivation
Just got back from my annual golf trip with college buddies (a tradition that’s been going on for 30+ years). Some of them are DYDit customers, and a common greeting when friend-customers first see me is a dejected “I checked in ‘No’ today” 🙁 Can’t say I’m a fan that the sight of me causes…
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Rainy Day Thinking
Rainy days are perfect for staring out the window thinking about very important topics like hex values & whether to award a badge @ 23, 25, or 30 check-ins 🤔
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Bundled Customer Joy
I posted last week about not adding the feature that’s been most requested by “Did You Do it Today?” customers. I think I gave some good reasons, but CUSTOMERS ARE EVERYTHING TO ME! So, I’m now working on adding two features, combined in a happy little package, that many have asked for. I’m pretty excited…
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Good Board/Sad Board
I have a white board next to my desk, and I write the current # of “Did You Do it Today?” subscribers at the top of it. Sometimes I’ll see that number and think “this is sooo hard…” 😔 Other times I’ll see it and think “wow, it’s incredible that people have chosen to pay…
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Junk Brand Mail
It still makes me giggle every single time when I get mail delivered to my LLC, which uses the name I very much jokingly came up with ages ago as my “personal brand” 🤣
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Only One Habit
Very specifically, you can only build one habit at a time in “Did You Do it Today?” The #1 feature request I’ve gotten from customers is the ability to track more than one habit in the app. That it doesn’t support this is not because of oversight or laziness. Rather, it’s an intentional choice based…
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Suburb Library Check-in
I’m working out of the Central Library in Arlington, VA today. As with most things suburb, it’s bigger, calmer, but not quite as interesting as in DC. Sorta like the https://didyoudoittoday.com work I’m doing today (and this post?). At least I’m being productive, and can honestly answer my daily check-in later with “Yes”.
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The Bluesday After
Sure, being my own boss is (mostly) great, but that doesn’t mean working the day after a long weekend isn’t a little hard. So, I’m fighting through today’s malaise by doing some video learning about how to (finally) make my app more responsive to different screen, device, and font sizes.
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Lots of Software
I believe in paying for software. I use lots of it to build & support my habit tracker app “Did You Do it Today?“, and pay for a fair chunk of it. I’m happy to do so, though, as the stuff I pay for really helps me, and it feels good to support the folks…
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Cool By Any Means
One thing I miss about not having a “real” job while I’m making a go at it with https://didyoudoittoday.com is working out of a “real” office & the over-abundant air conditioning usually happening there. I like it cold. The AC isn’t working in my building right now, so I’ve had to resort to using this…
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Designing Quote Bubbles
I’m continuing with onboarding improvements, and today that means working in the design software Figma creating quote bubbles for customer testimonials. Subscribe at https://didyoudoittoday.com and then say something nice about using it and you just might make it onto the new page! #dydit #dyditlife
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Improving the Funnel
I’m finally getting folks trickling on to https://didyoudoittoday.com to check it out. That means it’s time to start optimizing their onboarding funnel by reducing the # of screens & taps. But I’m trying to do that without sacrificing getting them to start feeling the habit they might want to start building using the app.
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Offline Marketing Campaign
My offline marketing “campaign” begins today 🤣 https://idydit.com
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Libraries are Neighborhoods
This week’s library workspace is the West End branch. Libraries really are a reflection of the neighborhood they serve, meaning this one has: GW professors working on very important papers; a kind man I’m pretty sure lives out of the shopping cart parked out front; and groups of besuited World Bankers eating in the attached…
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Independence is All-Consuming
Independence is all-consuming. Building, selling, and supporting an app as a solopreneur means a shit-ton of work. You have 1,001 things to do at any moment, and only yourself to guide you to what’s most important & right. This means you’re ALWAYS thinking about things, no matter if you’re aware of it or not: Then,…
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Work from PJs
Most times that I work out of the co-working space in my building I’m reminded that Gen Z work-from-homers really do wear their pajamas all day (not shown in the pic, for your safety)
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Empty Gym Costs
One of the benefits to working full-time on idydit.com is that I get to go to the gym when nobody else is there. So, it’s just me that can focus on all the French bulldogs 💩ing in the dog park right outside the windows.
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Today’s Working Spot
Working out of the Mt. Pleasant library in NW DC today. It’s usually full of people, yet still mostly quiet. Except for when the teens arrive, or when the woman is here that continuously, joyously, loudly LOLs watching stuff on the computer ♥️
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