letis

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building @pomodoki_app 🍅⚡

[letis @letispires]

i've been an educator for 10 years and i deeply believe in the power of education. along the way, i’ve learned that studying can be light and fun.

my philosophy is simple: incentives lead to actions, actions become habits, and habits turn into lasting learning. that’s why i love this project 🫶🏻🍅✨

[Flow.com @flow_blockchain]

@Pomodoki_app by @letispires & @gjpeixer is a gamified productivity platform delivered as a @GoogleChrome extension, uniting a global community around focus and growth.

It fuses the Pomodoro technique, Tamagotchi‑style NFT pets, and the Flow blockchain, so that focus sessions become on‑chain commitments and achievements.

Vote for them here:
https://t.co/qsuYKXbt2E

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

me: i need to be more productive
also me: spends 3 hours making my notion dashboard look like a pixel art game

anyway we made physical calendars for you 🍅

each one with a unique pixel art design inspired by the vibe of the month, a simple way to stay on track with your goals, bring some aesthetic to your space, and support the app 🫶🏻

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

this is not an April Fools joke. or is it? 🤡
...

well, it's April 1st. we both know that "tomorrow" isn't coming🫠

[letis @letispires]

sometimes the best ideas show up at the worst times…

like when you wake up in the middle of the night and your brain turns into an idea lab🤯

you start writing everything down…

and suddenly it’s been two hours.

[letis @letispires]

42,000 minutes of focus. just from the challenges feature.

when i started building pomodoki i had no idea if anyone would actually use it.

feeling grateful for every single one of you 🫶🏻

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

since launch, pomodoki users have completed 42000 minutes of focus (only in the challenges).

you wrote papers, shipped code, built businesses, and survived mondays.

we're proud of every single one of you ⚡️

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

every week we have a challenge on pomodoki.

this week’s goal? finish what we promised at the beginning of the week without procrastinating.

let’s go 💪
link in the replies 👇

[letis @letispires]

https://t.co/32fBLmifGi

[letis @letispires]

AI was supposed to reduce your workload.
but what if it’s actually making you work more?

a recent study found that after adopting generative AI, professionals:

– took on more tasks
– worked across more areas
– extended their work hours
– multitasked more

and here’s the surprising part: no one forced them to.
when “doing more” becomes easier, doing more becomes the new normal.

AI speeds things up.
but it also raises expectations.

you save 30 minutes, and fill it with more work.

in the end, you’re not working less.
you’re just working faster.

i read about this in a recent article from Harvard Business Review discussing how generative AI may be intensifying work instead of reducing it.
highly recommend reading it if you're thinking about productivity and AI in organizations.

link in the replies.

[letis @letispires]

from 1823 to today. brazil's seasonality never changed, summer is still summer, winter is still winter.
but the average temperature rose ~1.5°C.
seems small, until you remember that the last ice age was only 5°C colder than normal.

[letis @letispires]

@gjpeixer that´s so cool!! aaaand your rank is do good!!

[letis @letispires]

this doc captures our journey through the accelerator (starting an startup). all the way to demo day in dubai.

[PL_Genesis @PL__Genesis]

The Founders Forge documentary is LIVE! 🔴

It follows teams selected from thousands of registrations and hundreds of project submissions in the PL_Genesis: Modular Worlds Hackathon.

Through a rigorous accelerator journey that culminated in Build Week and Demo Day, this is what happens when early builders are given time, pressure, and real support.

PL_Genesis: Frontiers of Collaboration Hackathon is now open, and is where your next founder journey begins.

[PL_Genesis @PL__Genesis]

Everyone sees Demo Day.
Few see what it takes to earn it.

The Founders Forge documentary drops February 27th ✨

From hackathon project to real companies. This is the journey.

[letis @letispires]

@readswithravi Smarter Faster Better, Charles Duhigg

[letis @letispires]

https://t.co/JMrhAWeebP

[letis @letispires]

i vibecoded a flappy bird–style game with claude ai 🐦💪
but you have to lift your arms to fly

built with mediapipe, opencv and pygame.

accidentally turned coding into a workout... and it’s actually fun.

repo link in the replies 👇

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

Two weeks.
5 people.
100+ hours of focus. ⏱️

Over the last two weeks, we ran a focus challenge with 5 members from Brazil 🇧🇷

What stood out wasn’t just the focus time... it was the energy.

People showing up, encouraging each other, commenting, and coming back even on hard days.

Focusing together changes everything.
It’s not about perfect productivity - it’s about not focusing alone 💛🫐

That’s what a focus club is all about.

[letis @letispires]

the mistake 90% of people make in hackathons is trying to build an entire ecosystem in 36 hours.

what I learned: small scope, a clean interface, and strong execution.

that’s why, during the hackathon at ETHGlobal, where we built pomodoki, we chose to build a chrome extension.

lower technical barrier,
and easy distribution (just share a link and people can download and use it).

[letis @letispires]

a few users told us they felt lost trying to understand how the app actually works.

day 27 building pomodoki in public 🫐

we were already working on animations to make this clearer, but this feedback reinforced how critical onboarding really is.

so today was about doubling down on improving onboarding flows and animations, alongside:

– distribution work
– lots of replies on productivity subreddits
– content creation (i started a daily ig series sharing my experiences in tech)
– live wallpapers as pomodoki rewards (they’re turning out really cute 🥹)
– submitting another app store build fixing bugs and issues

ps: the view at the end of the day was stunning ✨

[letis @letispires]

@Pritam_P20 @solanaturbine love your setup!

[letis @letispires]

@barelyawokenart i love to see this process 😍

[Pomodoki @pomodoki_app]

where are you studying/working from today?
we love seeing different focus spots 💛