Kevin

Building IRVO. An app that learns how your daily life affects how you feel, then shows you the patterns you can't see yourself.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Consider how many of our behaviours are driven by beliefs that we rarely question.

I need to check my phone because someone might have messaged me, I need to work harder because I'm falling behind, I need to smoke because I want to relax, I'll be happy once I achieve this next goal.

We carry these assumptions into our daily lives, and they influence our decisions.

But how often do we actually stop and investigate whether they're accurate?

[Thisath @ThisathKR]

The hardest part about being a founder is when people ask what you do for a living.

They won’t get it.

You work hard all day on a delusional dream.

Everyone else thinks you’re boring.

Or maybe even insane.

But you know that it’s all gonna be worth it in the end.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

We often don’t react to what happens. We react to what we think it means, through fear, expectations and past experiences.

Awareness helps travel that filter. With IRVO, we e want to help people see what triggered a reaction, what they hoped to get, and what actually followed.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Someone not texting back is just someone not texting back. But that's almost never how it feels.

Your mind fills the gap with a story. They're annoyed, they lost interest, something's wrong. Now you're anxious and checking your phone every few minutes.

You weren't reacting to what happened. You were reacting to what you decided it meant.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Some of the difficulties of building IRVO:

1) taking a complicated concept and turning it into its most viable prototype.

2) creating the front end to be easy to understand and use.

3) communicating properly with my team so they can build accurately.

4) figuring out ways to bring immediate value.

[Thisath @ThisathKR]

The opposite of distraction is NOT focus.

It's traction.

I was listening to a talk by @nireyal when I realized this:

Distraction pulls you away from your plans.
Traction pulls you toward it.

Stop fighting distraction. Start building traction.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Sometimes you just need to slow down and stop worrying about what’s next.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Would you rather know how you’re likely to feel tomorrow, or discover that some of the habits you believe improve your well-being actually don’t and learn which ones genuinely do?

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

@uncl_phil001 But it should not feel like a choice? It should just be.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Depends on the person honestly. We all live different lives and our bodies don't react to sleep the same way. What works for you might not work for the next guy. Better move is figuring out what your own body needs. Pay attention to how you feel the day after a late night vs an early one, and what kind of day you had. Do that for a few weeks and you'll know your number better than any rule.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Do you ever sit in stillness and just listen to the sounds around you?

Taking it all in, feeling present, and letting yourself just be.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

Building IRVO has been far harder than I expected.

We’re trying to connect daily habits with how people feel and function. That takes time and repeated observations.

The hardest part has been figuring out how to provide value before those patterns emerge.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

We repeat habits expecting them to make us feel better, but how often do we notice whether they actually do? Mindfulness can help us pay attention to that. With IRVO, we want to help you see those patterns over time.

Are your habits giving you what you expect?

[Thisath @ThisathKR]

I don't care how big of a founder you are

If you wake up at 5-6 AM because some guru told you it means you're disciplined

you're not as intelligent as you think

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

@thedarioaltman That’s apart of the vision

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

A big part of why I’m building IRVO is that we do so much every day without really understanding how it affects us.

We have our guesses.

I want to help people see which ones hold up when they look at how they actually feel and function over time.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

@theofinr Building has to come first otherwise you have nothing to sell or market. It’s unfortunate that the world is all about marketing because so many quality products go unnoticed.

[Kevin @IRVOapp]

When a behaviour gives you relief or pleasure, you learn to expect that feeling again.

Even if it starts leaving you anxious or disappointed, that expectation can persist. You keep going back because the good feeling you anticipate still outweighs the bad experiences you’ve had.