Hello! This sounds like a great extension of some existing tools (from various smartphone-based apps, to things like Pavlok) but with contemporary AI to enable a much wider range of applicable scenarios. As someone who has genuinely considered hiring someone to look over my shoulder all day, I wish you & your product success!
One thing I notice, however, is that the use-case appears to be limited to scenarios in which there is a determined target behavior to do or to not-do. My main struggle, in terms of literal ‘control of my self & actions’, is determining where to apply my time & energy. This would be true even if I were a single person renting an apartment, as I have numerous “projects” competing for time, but is considerably more difficult because I have a family and a house and debts, which (seemingly) add up to more demands than can be met simultaneously. Though here I may be conflating broader “executive functioning” with the more narrow “self-control”.
Not addressing this is not a defect of your product, in any way. I make this comment only to suggest a more tempered language about the product, in part to ensure that your users come in with a similarly-tempered expectation.
In terms of knowing when/where to apply the energy, AI isn’t quite smart enough for this just yet. I call this “Hugging the curve”—AI should be able to ratchet up and down the intensity of your challenges (ie, on a meditation kick you may meditate for 30 mins a day, then when you lose motivation, it should drop it down intelligently to a manageable level). The emotional intelligence/memory to plan/prioritise isn’t quite there yet, but it should be very soon!
Hello! This sounds like a great extension of some existing tools (from various smartphone-based apps, to things like Pavlok) but with contemporary AI to enable a much wider range of applicable scenarios. As someone who has genuinely considered hiring someone to look over my shoulder all day, I wish you & your product success!
One thing I notice, however, is that the use-case appears to be limited to scenarios in which there is a determined target behavior to do or to not-do. My main struggle, in terms of literal ‘control of my self & actions’, is determining where to apply my time & energy. This would be true even if I were a single person renting an apartment, as I have numerous “projects” competing for time, but is considerably more difficult because I have a family and a house and debts, which (seemingly) add up to more demands than can be met simultaneously. Though here I may be conflating broader “executive functioning” with the more narrow “self-control”.
Not addressing this is not a defect of your product, in any way. I make this comment only to suggest a more tempered language about the product, in part to ensure that your users come in with a similarly-tempered expectation.
Thank you!
In terms of knowing when/where to apply the energy, AI isn’t quite smart enough for this just yet. I call this “Hugging the curve”—AI should be able to ratchet up and down the intensity of your challenges (ie, on a meditation kick you may meditate for 30 mins a day, then when you lose motivation, it should drop it down intelligently to a manageable level). The emotional intelligence/memory to plan/prioritise isn’t quite there yet, but it should be very soon!