MVP progress

Building the MVP, in the open.

Still an idea, on its way to becoming real. This page shows where we are and what comes next. We update it as we go.

Current stage: Second prototype
Last updated: October 3, 2026
Next milestone: Second prototype working end to end

The path

Where we are

Problem discovery
Done
Understanding how people really feel about the time they spend on their phones.
First working prototype
Discarded
A Motorola in a box. It worked end to end, but its functionality would never have been enough to calmly put your own phone down. Discarded, and worth every lesson.
Second prototype
In progress
Taking a new shape. The Motorola comes back, but only as a messenger that passes information along. A separate server does the thinking and everything runs by voice, with no screen.
MVP validation
Next
Testing with a small first group to see whether people actually change their habits.
Learning from early users
Next
Turning what we see into decisions about what to build.
Public launch
Later
Opening the doors, once the earlier steps say it is worth it.

As it happens

Latest updates

October 3, 2026

Second prototype: the phone becomes a messenger

The Motorola is back, with a much smaller job: it only passes information along. A separate server, for now my own computer, does the thinking. It understands what came in, decides whether it is relevant enough to tell me, and answers whatever I ask back. All of it by voice, no screen. The real test comes next: lock our own phones away, where we can no longer look at the screen, and see whether we can live a normal day with this new kind of friction.

October 1, 2026

First prototype discarded

The first prototype was a Motorola inside a box. It worked, but its functionality would not have been enough to let you stop using your own phone calmly, so we set it aside. The next one is already in the works, before the MVP.

September 30, 2026

This site is up

The idea now has a home: three questions and a way for you to answer them. Every response goes straight into what we build next.

September 30, 2026

MVP progress page started

You are looking at it. We will add an update here whenever there is something worth saying.

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Where we are

Problem discovery

First working prototype

Second prototype

MVP validation