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Show HN: A 2.41kB breathing app that works in any network conditions(just-breathe.space)
2 points by ihiep 1y ago|0 comments
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by ihiep 1y ago
I'm building Zenta, a small set of offline tools to help you focus and stay present. And Flow – a terminal app that helps you track deep work without distractions. It runs locally, keeps things simple, and protects your attention inste
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by ihiep 1y ago
Writing isn’t about being remembered. It’s about helping others remember the ideas themselves.
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by ihiep 1y ago
After building Zenta https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44394929 , a tiny CLI tool to pause and breathe, I realized I needed more than awareness — I needed to protect my attention. So I made Flow: a minimalist tool that h
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Show HN: Flow – A Command-Line Tool for Deep Work(github.com)
4 points by ihiep 1y ago|2 comments
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by ihiep 1y ago
Thank you again to everyone who shared feedback here — it helped a lot. I took some time to reflect and wrote about why I built Zenta, and how mindfulness became part of my work: https://hieptran.me/posts/zenta/ J
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Why I Built Zenta – A Terminal Tool for Mindful Breathing(hieptran.me)
6 points by ihiep 1y ago|1 comments
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by ihiep 1y ago
After building Zenta, a small tool to help me pause and breathe during work, I felt the need to write down the story behind it. It’s not just about the tool — it’s about what changed in me: how presence, breath, and simple philosophy became
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by ihiep 1y ago
Why connect it to Claude, when it already connects you to the universe through your breath?
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by ihiep 1y ago
Honestly, I spent a whole day trying it, but it doesn't work for me. Zenta's way is simple: notice you're stuck in thoughts, return to your breath, then continue working with awareness.
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by ihiep 1y ago
Thank you both for this feedback! You're right. I made a mistake by not testing thoroughly enough. I was being overly conservative based on assumptions rather than actual testing. Your detailed feedback about $TERM values and real-worl
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by ihiep 1y ago
Runs offline. Powered by consciousness. :)
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by ihiep 1y ago
Great idea! Just fixed this. Now when you rename zenta to relax, all help messages automatically show "relax" instead of "zenta". Available in v0.3.2. Thanks!
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by ihiep 1y ago
The best breath is the one you notice, not the one you're told to take.
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by ihiep 1y ago
Beautiful idea! I’ll explore how to let the breath respond to your keys.
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by ihiep 1y ago
Whether spa or rock, both return you to now.
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by ihiep 1y ago
It is only what it is. Thank you for seeing
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by ihiep 1y ago
Update: Just released v0.3.1 with Terminal.app compatibility fixed! The tool now auto-detects your terminal and adapts gracefully. You'll see a beautiful progressive breathing animation that flows like: Inhale: · → ○ → ●○○ → ●●●● (buil
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by ihiep 1y ago
Thanks for the feedback! You're right. I haven’t tested it on Terminal.app yet. It works well on iTerm2 and most Linux terminals, but I’ll review it on Terminal.app soon and update the tool or the README to reflect compatibility. Reall
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Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users(github.com)
203 points by ihiep 1y ago|39 comments