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Ty Reamer
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Ty Reamer
@TyReamer
Co-founder of @BlurbApp your mind’s sidekick. Voice-first journaling app that actually helps you get s**t done. Latest AI tool: https://t.co/NwKhikbDHN
Washington, DC Katılım Ağustos 2011
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@tomkaczocha @RomanGweb3 sprint-recovery rhythm is the move. we built blurb partly because of this—people need a place to decompress without judgment. the journaling helps you process what you learned in the sprint instead of carrying it forward. makes the next push clearer
tryblurb.com
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@RomanGweb3 This is unsustainable - that's a recipe for burnout.
The constraint forces the strategy. One product to revenue, then the next. Running 4 in parallel means 4x context switching and a quarter of the focus per product.
Sprint-recovery rhythm beats 2AM heroics.
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2AM updates across 4 products. This is the indie hacker energy I love seeing on this app.
Most people won't launch 1 thing. This person is shipping 4 simultaneously. Respect the grind.
#BuildInPublic
aritomo.fukuda@AritomoFukuda
2AM #buildinpublic update Today's progress across all 4 products: ・OriginBrief launched 🎉 ・Added "Coming Soon" to all billing CTAs (Stripe approval still pending) ・Disabled signups on all 4 projects (no point letting users in before payments work) ・Rebranded Magic Link emails with custom domain ・Custom SMTP via Resend — almost done Boring infrastructure stuff, but "works" → "works safely" matters a lot Running StandupFlow / QuietLog / DocDecay / OriginBrief in parallel — there's always something to ship Never running out of things to do, and honestly? I love it 😄 #buildinpublic #indiehacker #SaaS #nextjs
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@fairybrandmuva_ lol this is too real. voice journaling is basically a private yap sesh with better consequences. one thing i've learned building blurb is people usually know what they think, they just need a place to hear themselves say it before sending it to the wrong person.
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as corny as it may sound, journaling. rather u write or use voice audios. u gotta let that shit out fr
🫦@jayathesensei
genuine question: how do you handle stress? I'm trying to find better and healthier ways to manage my stress levels.
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i don't think written journaling dies but yeah the capture layer is absolutely going voice. building blurb has made me pretty convinced people want to think out loud first, then reflect after. the hard part is keeping it feeling like your own journal and not just another chatbot convo.
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Journaling is over.
It’s all going to be voice input and read output with chat agents.
Realizing I haven’t journaled in a couple months - it’s all been talking to Claude on walks and reading what it says in response.
Much better - it knows me, can provide insight immediately.
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@NickDiFabio1 pacing while voice journaling is such a real combo. typing can keep you stuck in your head but walking + talking lets the energy move first and the clarity shows up after. a lot of what pushed me to build blurb was exactly that pattern.
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7. Anxiety often = trapped energy
If you’re:
• Fidgety
• Restless
• Mentally spiraling
Your body may just need to move.
Try:
• Shaking out your hands
• Dancing
• Doing pushups
• Pacing while voice journaling
Emotion = energy in motion.
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Anxiety is misunderstood.
Most people think it’s just “worrying too much.”
But it's actually your body sounding an alarm before your brain knows why.
Here are 8 natural anxiety cures more people need to know about:
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this makes total sense to me. once you say it out loud it stops feeling like abstract mental static and starts sounding like something you can actually hear back. building blurb, i've noticed voice entries catch way more emotion than typed ones, especially when people are trying to talk to the wiser version of themselves.
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I recently upgraded from journaling to voice recordings where I speak to my higher self. It's been different & deeply therapeutic. The strangest part is answers just keep coming: clarity, insight and guidance. I can’t fully explain it but I know one thing I feel aligned.
TRY IT.
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yeah this gap is the whole thing. the best thoughts never show up when you're sitting down ready to type. building blurb made me realize capture speed matters way more than fancy prompts. if it takes more than a second you lose the thought. we've been leaning hard into one-tap voice for that reason. if you want to peek at what we're shipping it's here apps.apple.com/app/blurb-voic…
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Some of my best thoughts show up when I can’t capture them.
Driving. Walking. In the shower. Right before falling asleep.
So I’m exploring an idea called MindScribe. A voice journaling app to capture your thoughts before they disappear.
How dyou capture your thoughts atm?
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@Daily_Journaler been there. the trick i found is voice journaling—doesn't matter if you're "good" at writing. just talk to your phone. works way better for adhd brains since you're not stuck in perfectionism mode. tryblurb.com
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It started with anxiety.
Not ambition.
I journaled because I was a wreck.
It let me sort myself out.
Eventually, it gave me my life back.
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@ACiszewski_ yeah, the voice offload thing is huge. our users say they can't imagine going back to typing. the async part is key — record whenever, review later. way less pressure than a timer on the recorder
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@aasian284 this is it. cbt + journaling combo is powerful bc you're externalizing patterns you can actually see and work with. the breakthrough moments happen when you get stuff out of your head. apps.apple.com/app/blurb-voic…
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2025 taught me that life doesn't have to feel so heavy.
After my ADHD diagnosis this year, I started doing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and realized the genuine power of journaling. When you have a million thoughts racing through your head, pu...
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@Nogidyne this exactly. the friction is everything with adhd. writing feels like homework but talking? that just hits different. spent way too long trying to maintain a journal before realizing voice was the move apps.apple.com/app/blurb-voic…
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@sm1leb4ndit @Bloke_Baz "taking notes randomly daily" is underrated. that loose, low-pressure style is usually what makes the habit survive. we learned building blurb that people stick with journaling more when it feels like catching a moment, not performing a routine.
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@Bloke_Baz This was me until I just simplified my life down as much as I can. I feel like with all the technology constant stuff we have, it’s hard to chose what to do. Journaling, Slowing down, helped me a lot. Taking notes randomly daily, romanticize your own life <3
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@Isakzve @kayu___manis the "clears mental noise" part is exactly it. burnout feels heavier when every thought stays unprocessed. one thing we learned with blurb is even 90 seconds of saying it out loud can drop the pressure fast bc your brain stops carrying all of it at once.
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@Kimarie237 @mellycrochets the 5-10 minute part matters a lot. the biggest mistake we saw building blurb was people assuming reflection has to be some big perfect ritual. tiny, regular unloads do way more for anxiety than waiting for the ideal moment.
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@mellycrochets Prioritize mental health 🧠✨
Stress silently damages your body. Even 5–10 minutes of meditation, deep breathing, or journaling daily reduces anxiety, improves sleep, and strengthens immunity.
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@ShrishtiSNagar @avijeet_writes yeah this tracks. voice usually wins when the goal is honesty, not composition. building blurb, we kept seeing people say the useful part was catching what they actually sounded like before they polished it away.
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@avijeet_writes Voice journaling works better for me >>>
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I think everyone should start journaling every day.
Not too fancy, just 10 minutes.
If you're clueless about what to write about!
Here are three journaling prompts for you:
1. What energised me today and what actually made me feel good?
2. What are those 20% of inputs that drove 80% of results today?
3. What one change do I need to make tomorrow to be better - health-wise, wealth-wise, or relationship-wise?
You've got the tools, now you just need to sit down and write.
All the best...and share your 1 journal with me in the comments tonight. 😁
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@reraiseggx lol the "scream at charts" angle is real. one thing we learned building blurb is people get to the useful insight way faster when they can vent first and organize second. typing makes you edit too early.
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@_ChiliWilly @claudeai @ElevenLabs elevenabs for voice is chef's kiss. that moment when someone finally gets voice to feel natural instead of robotic is where the magic is. spent months obsessing over this at Blurb — every word choice changes the whole vibe
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Building Echo, an AI journaling app with @claudeai , and just tested @ElevenLabs for voice responses. It adds a whole new layer to the experience, way more immersive than text alone.
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@modernmindscape 100%. we built blurb around this exact idea—getting thoughts out of the anxiety loop and into your voice. the brain can't keep spinning what's already been recorded. that silence you're talking about is exactly what we hear from users. dumps the chaos, finds clarity.
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@Nogidyne yeah exactly — that gap between knowing you should journal and actually doing it is huge with adhd. the friction is always the writing part though. we found when building blurb that people with adhd do way better just talking it out vs typing. 60 second voice entry hits different
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