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by christalwang 2y ago
I love that! I've never heard of that website but I can completely imagine it. I used to do the same thing in libraries and even mall foodcourts. And just to clarify, our service is not $140/hour. It's $140 per month, which i
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by christalwang 2y ago
True, good points! I may have misinterpreted the intent of op's comment
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by christalwang 2y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi3K-CApAS4
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by christalwang 2y ago
We think a lot about how to structure our privacy policies so that it's not overwhelming, and is understandable. In instances where it makes sense, we explicitly put the opt-in privacy choices right when that choice is necessary. For e
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by christalwang 2y ago
This is something that gets asked a lot. We're exploring what it would look like to have only body doubling and our other asynchronous features pulled out as a separate experience. Some things we're thinking through are - What imp
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by christalwang 2y ago
Sorry, maybe I should have reworded. I meant to say "medication does not solve all of ADHD", "medication does not solve ADHD for all". Hm, still thinking of the right wording. I use medication myself, so by no means am I
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by christalwang 2y ago
> No, you did not discover this, it's quite predictable. Maybe I should have specified: We discovered this for a subset of our users and wanted to help solve that problem > Yeah, body doubling doesn't scale. The whole need f
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by christalwang 2y ago
That's a social campaign with a discount code swap. We do that with hundreds of organizations, anyone that are mission-driven. I thought you meant she worked for us or something like that
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by christalwang 2y ago
Thanks! Let us know if you have feedback if/when you give it a try. Here to answer any questions!
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by christalwang 2y ago
Why do you say this? I recognize the name, it's someone in the tech community. But they are not associated with Shimmer
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by christalwang 2y ago
Appreciate your thoughts here. The side effects of meds are definitely something to consider, for me specifically it's appetite, poor sleep, sweating, and being less social/funny. Sometimes I also zone in on the wrong thing for to
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by christalwang 2y ago
Update, it's off now. Thanks for the flag!
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by christalwang 2y ago
100%. Medication is one piece of the pie for many people but definitely not the whole for most. Thanks for sharing a piece of your ADHD story though, I think more people need to hear stories like ours (and others) so that they don't fe
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by christalwang 2y ago
Yes! ADHD is not a problem of knowing, it's a problem of doing. It's important to find the right support and strategies to actually get things done.
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by christalwang 2y ago
Nice, thanks for the share!!
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by christalwang 2y ago
Agree
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by christalwang 2y ago
I really wanted the Zoom feature, but maybe it wasn't worth it.
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by christalwang 2y ago
I really appreciate your comment. You're a great soul! Don't worry, we are very used to it and have done 2 hacker news launches already. The first time I did it I felt so drained and defeated by the end of the day and the 2nd time
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by christalwang 2y ago
The 2 credentialing bodies we hire from are International Coaching Federation (ICF) and National Board Health & Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC). But yes, anyone can call themselves a coach. They would not be credentialed though. That's
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by christalwang 2y ago
I only shared this video with Hacker News today, so the comments are from this community. I just signed up for Tella today also, and they aren't allowing me to disable it or delete comments self-serve. I've contacted their support
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by christalwang 2y ago
Yeah, medication does not solve ADHD at all. Medication is like glasses, it gives you the ability to see clearer (focus, etc.) but doesn't teach you how to read or give you direction. A lot of our members come to Shimmer after getting
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by christalwang 2y ago
1. Agree, and to add in all the steps it takes to actually get meds consistently (not a 1-time solve) + the med shortage that a lot of people have been impacted by 2. Yes and some of our members can't take stimulant medication because
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by christalwang 2y ago
My insurance also covers my meds but there's still a million things that end up getting in the way of me actually getting it. I won't get into the details but things like working memory with appointments, booking the right appoint
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by christalwang 2y ago
Love what you said about sleep and exercise. In the Shimmer app, we call this "Lifestyle Medicine" but it's basically the foundational pieces of your life that keeps your body running as it should. And this should 100% be con
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by christalwang 2y ago
Yeah, so many people have horror stories with medication, especially with the shortage going on right now and need immediate support. I've personally been impacted by the medication shortage, and many of our members.
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by christalwang 2y ago
Coaching is different from talk therapy in that it's focused on more action-oriented, future-oriented concerns. For example, in therapy, you'll talk about WHY / WHERE a specific thought process came from, vs. in therapy you&#
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by christalwang 2y ago
I appreciate you sharing your opinion. I definitely don't view myself as a savior. I had a problem that needed solving, and while I was solving it I met hundreds of other people who had the same problem and wanted to use the coach that
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by christalwang 2y ago
Yes, exactly! You can do body doubling in so many different ways. In real life you can do coffee shops, libraries, having friends over to study/work, or even just calling your mom while you do dishes. These are all technically body dou
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by christalwang 2y ago
I didn't see the original post, but yes we charge per month which is just over 4 sessions. The price also includes all of our events, body doubling, learning modules, and task list tools (in other apps these other features in itself co
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