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AI Coach designed to help you start your tasks

47 points by aaliyajakir 3y ago

parentheses 3y ago
Really interesting. I'll be trying this tonight.
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Cooool :) let us know how it goes
scriptdevil 3y ago
I had been using chatgpt for something similar in the past. I like the fact that you are integrating a timer and music into it. How do you set yourself apart beyond that? Chatgpt, for instance, could also help with things like "I want to work on foo, can you help me break it down into tasks?". I see a lot of potential in this - for instance, you might be able to integrate calendar integration for picking time slots for non-immediate tasks a la Office 365 which auto-creates focus times. Also, it would be good if I could curate a subset of tasks suggested by the tool as a list outside of the immediate short term memory of the coach.
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  We're trying to hone into reducing the friction with the specifically tailored prompts to break down tasks and provide suggested responses, alongside the integrated tools. The timer and Spotify are just small steps towards a lot more widget functionality, so I'm glad you also see the potential. I like those two ideas. We were thinking of similar calendar functionality and then a todo list that's generated as you talk with the coach. Some other ideas I had were - speech to mindmap brainstorming (i like to speak and see visual output) - simplify cooking recipes to the smallest pieces (get 3 eggs, and come back, etc..) - open up a widget to put your phone # for accountability where someone calls you - open up FocusMate body doubling session - email visual drag and drop builder (i hate sending emails) - you put money into a virtual piggy bank and it gives you access to the money if you send an image or something or a completed task (kinda like beeminder but you hide the money behind completing a task) - discord bot version that has emojis as the suggestion buttons to click We're trying to work more on our personalization aspect to differentiate ourselves from ChatGPT so as you keep using the app, it is a lot more streamlined to know what you need. Thanks for your thoughts!
mdrzn 3y ago
Seems well done, will give it a try in the next few days.
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Awesome, let us know how it goes. You can put feedback in the box or send us an email at contact@planroadmap.com !
dataduck 3y ago
I got a client side error after answering the second set of onboarding questions: 69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1 TypeError: Object.hasOwn is not a function at nR (518-6b2228f0e91f38c5.js:1) at rk (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at iB (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at o4 (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1 at o3 (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at oQ (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at oj (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at MessagePort.M (69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1) window.console.error @ 69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Are you a professional pen tester? Wow, we have not gotten that bug before. We'll look into that.
vouaobrasil 3y ago
> Struggling to start boring or complicated tasks? This is absolutely absurd. If we are reaching a point in society where we need an "AI Coach" to help us do boring and repetitive tasks, it means we have become true cogs in the machine whose sole purpose is to further technology. How is it that after all this fancy stuff like advanced computers, we are still working on mindless, repetitive tasks? And in fact they seem to be getting even more prevalent... Work today of the intellectual kind is getting increasingly meaningless. I can imagine a future where we are semi-conscious, pushed into various tasks by AI, so that we can keep furthering technology. Frankly, products like this are the clearest example that we are heading down a terribly wrong path in society: the fact that many people accept them as normal reflects an immense pathology.
- halfcat 3y ago
  > sole purpose is to further technology When, in all of recorded history, has this not been humanity’s sole purpose? The only difference over time has been the pace of progression.
  - vouaobrasil 3y ago
    > When, in all of recorded history, has this not been humanity’s sole purpose? First, by specifying recorded history, you introduce a bias: technology itself is responsible for the ability to record history. Second, there are oral and even written descriptions of tribes who do not have this as their sole purpose. As described in the book "An American Indian Mind in a Linear World" and many others, some tribes focused on relationships to the world rather than the-world-as-a-resource. In some times, technological development was not the focus of humanity, such as in these tribes where a constant level of basic technology was maintained. There is simply no reason to believe that the endless development of technology is necessary, especially since there are counterexamples to sustainable societies that don't require endless technological growth.
- xandrius 3y ago
  To be fair, you added "repetitive", the text said "complicated". Also "writing a shopping list for a party" can be boring (or at least I might definitely enjoy some external support), it doesn't turn me into a cog of the "system", or does it?
xandrius 3y ago
I tried it and couldn't really see the value of it. Feels exactly like another chatgpt interface.
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Do you think it was mainly the UI Design or the Chat Responses themselves?
  - xandrius 3y ago
    Both really.
beryilma 3y ago
Not really interesting, low-effort solution. I already have those conversations in my mind all the time; don't need an AI interface for that. Yet, tasks are still not being completed...
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Would you be able to further expand on those conversations in your mind? What tasks specifically don't get completed? Has anything ever worked before?
  - beryilma 3y ago
    At least for me, it always comes down to overcoming the inertia to start and procrastination. Otherwise, in my mind, I am always running what needs to be done, in what order, how soon, etc. The tasks that don't get completed on time are usually the ones that I perceive as low value, even though they need to be done in my current corporate environment. Also some tasks that first look important or urgent eventually can become unneeded in the end; so the problem might be one of correct prioritization of tasks. My best success of getting things done is with time boxing and literally setting Outlook meetings with myself with a clear task definition as its subject.
    - PlanRoadmap 3y ago
      Interesting.. So let's say you could put your task maybe like "Do work report", and it helped you break down a clear task definition with the prompting and suggestion buttons to get you to a specific definition you're happy with like "Write a 2 paragraph introduction of the work report with financial data in 1 hour". Then you can get an estimate of the priority of that task relevant to other tasks, maybe through some sort of "list out other tasks" coach responses, and then it organizes them into a visual block display that gives you estimated priorities by the AI. You can then edit those priorities by visually dragging the task blocks around to decide your order. Once you're done, it automatically sets outlook meetings with you to complete the tasks. Do you think a workflow like that would benefit you?
SkyPuncher 3y ago
The title has me intrigued, but the home page does absolutely nothing to help me understand how or why I should use this.
- PlanRoadmap 3y ago
  Hmm, I know we're weak in explaining the value - we're working on a demo video so hopefully that helps. The product's changing so fast that our demo videos usually get outdated fast.
  - SkyPuncher 3y ago
    > The product's changing so fast that our demo videos usually get outdated fast. That's a pretty weak reason to not make them. You'll never make a demo by that logic.
    - PlanRoadmap 3y ago
      Fair enough! We're probably overthinking the demo video
      - SkyPuncher 3y ago
        You can always ship a better one next time! I know I’m being a bit harsh, but the value prop of the product is extremely intriguing to me. It just feels like your team might forgetting that everyone else needs to know what your building in order to know what your building.

47 points by aaliyajakir 3y ago

parentheses 3y ago

Really interesting. I'll be trying this tonight.

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Cooool :) let us know how it goes

scriptdevil 3y ago

I had been using chatgpt for something similar in the past. I like the fact that you are integrating a timer and music into it. How do you set yourself apart beyond that? Chatgpt, for instance, could also help with things like "I want to work on foo, can you help me break it down into tasks?". I see a lot of potential in this - for instance, you might be able to integrate calendar integration for picking time slots for non-immediate tasks a la Office 365 which auto-creates focus times. Also, it would be good if I could curate a subset of tasks suggested by the tool as a list outside of the immediate short term memory of the coach.

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
We're trying to hone into reducing the friction with the specifically tailored prompts to break down tasks and provide suggested responses, alongside the integrated tools. The timer and Spotify are just small steps towards a lot more widget functionality, so I'm glad you also see the potential. I like those two ideas. We were thinking of similar calendar functionality and then a todo list that's generated as you talk with the coach. Some other ideas I had were - speech to mindmap brainstorming (i like to speak and see visual output) - simplify cooking recipes to the smallest pieces (get 3 eggs, and come back, etc..) - open up a widget to put your phone # for accountability where someone calls you - open up FocusMate body doubling session - email visual drag and drop builder (i hate sending emails) - you put money into a virtual piggy bank and it gives you access to the money if you send an image or something or a completed task (kinda like beeminder but you hide the money behind completing a task) - discord bot version that has emojis as the suggestion buttons to click We're trying to work more on our personalization aspect to differentiate ourselves from ChatGPT so as you keep using the app, it is a lot more streamlined to know what you need. Thanks for your thoughts!

mdrzn 3y ago

Seems well done, will give it a try in the next few days.

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Awesome, let us know how it goes. You can put feedback in the box or send us an email at contact@planroadmap.com !

dataduck 3y ago

I got a client side error after answering the second set of onboarding questions: 69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1 TypeError: Object.hasOwn is not a function at nR (518-6b2228f0e91f38c5.js:1) at rk (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at iB (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at o4 (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1 at o3 (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at oQ (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at oj (fd9d1056-f2aa89c71393f8bf.js:1) at MessagePort.M (69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1) window.console.error @ 69-b6a400bc9e4e65f8.js:1

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Are you a professional pen tester? Wow, we have not gotten that bug before. We'll look into that.

vouaobrasil 3y ago

> Struggling to start boring or complicated tasks? This is absolutely absurd. If we are reaching a point in society where we need an "AI Coach" to help us do boring and repetitive tasks, it means we have become true cogs in the machine whose sole purpose is to further technology. How is it that after all this fancy stuff like advanced computers, we are still working on mindless, repetitive tasks? And in fact they seem to be getting even more prevalent... Work today of the intellectual kind is getting increasingly meaningless. I can imagine a future where we are semi-conscious, pushed into various tasks by AI, so that we can keep furthering technology. Frankly, products like this are the clearest example that we are heading down a terribly wrong path in society: the fact that many people accept them as normal reflects an immense pathology.

halfcat 3y ago
> sole purpose is to further technology When, in all of recorded history, has this not been humanity’s sole purpose? The only difference over time has been the pace of progression.
- vouaobrasil 3y ago
  > When, in all of recorded history, has this not been humanity’s sole purpose? First, by specifying recorded history, you introduce a bias: technology itself is responsible for the ability to record history. Second, there are oral and even written descriptions of tribes who do not have this as their sole purpose. As described in the book "An American Indian Mind in a Linear World" and many others, some tribes focused on relationships to the world rather than the-world-as-a-resource. In some times, technological development was not the focus of humanity, such as in these tribes where a constant level of basic technology was maintained. There is simply no reason to believe that the endless development of technology is necessary, especially since there are counterexamples to sustainable societies that don't require endless technological growth.
xandrius 3y ago
To be fair, you added "repetitive", the text said "complicated". Also "writing a shopping list for a party" can be boring (or at least I might definitely enjoy some external support), it doesn't turn me into a cog of the "system", or does it?

xandrius 3y ago

I tried it and couldn't really see the value of it. Feels exactly like another chatgpt interface.

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Do you think it was mainly the UI Design or the Chat Responses themselves?
- xandrius 3y ago
  Both really.

beryilma 3y ago

Not really interesting, low-effort solution. I already have those conversations in my mind all the time; don't need an AI interface for that. Yet, tasks are still not being completed...

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Would you be able to further expand on those conversations in your mind? What tasks specifically don't get completed? Has anything ever worked before?
- beryilma 3y ago
  At least for me, it always comes down to overcoming the inertia to start and procrastination. Otherwise, in my mind, I am always running what needs to be done, in what order, how soon, etc. The tasks that don't get completed on time are usually the ones that I perceive as low value, even though they need to be done in my current corporate environment. Also some tasks that first look important or urgent eventually can become unneeded in the end; so the problem might be one of correct prioritization of tasks. My best success of getting things done is with time boxing and literally setting Outlook meetings with myself with a clear task definition as its subject.
  - PlanRoadmap 3y ago
    Interesting.. So let's say you could put your task maybe like "Do work report", and it helped you break down a clear task definition with the prompting and suggestion buttons to get you to a specific definition you're happy with like "Write a 2 paragraph introduction of the work report with financial data in 1 hour". Then you can get an estimate of the priority of that task relevant to other tasks, maybe through some sort of "list out other tasks" coach responses, and then it organizes them into a visual block display that gives you estimated priorities by the AI. You can then edit those priorities by visually dragging the task blocks around to decide your order. Once you're done, it automatically sets outlook meetings with you to complete the tasks. Do you think a workflow like that would benefit you?

SkyPuncher 3y ago

The title has me intrigued, but the home page does absolutely nothing to help me understand how or why I should use this.

PlanRoadmap 3y ago
Hmm, I know we're weak in explaining the value - we're working on a demo video so hopefully that helps. The product's changing so fast that our demo videos usually get outdated fast.
- SkyPuncher 3y ago
  > The product's changing so fast that our demo videos usually get outdated fast. That's a pretty weak reason to not make them. You'll never make a demo by that logic.
  - PlanRoadmap 3y ago
    Fair enough! We're probably overthinking the demo video
    - SkyPuncher 3y ago
      You can always ship a better one next time! I know I’m being a bit harsh, but the value prop of the product is extremely intriguing to me. It just feels like your team might forgetting that everyone else needs to know what your building in order to know what your building.