This week my goal is for my Kindle to be at the top of my phone's screen time report.
The last year, I've been working to replace my scrolling habit with reading. And recently started vibe coding tools to help with this.
The first thing, RSStoKindle.com sends a daily digest of blogs and articles to my Kindle. It's helped stop my bad habit of reaching for my phone in the morning. I just read a couple articles, drink my coffee, and chill.
The next tool I'm working on is an iOS app that blocks social media until I've read 10 minutes. It has scheduled blocks in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Instagram and Reddit are locked until I've read. I added gamification which unlocks books based on how much I've read.
In a past life I built a real estate SaaS because the margins were good. But I built it for the market, not for me and burned out.
It's really hard building products that I don't care about.
So this is my new side project philosophy. Vibe code tools for myself, use them daily, productize them, talk about them.
It's not a market driven approach. But I truly care about these products and use them every day.