u/Huge_Fennel3316

Hey all. I want to share something I've been quietly building, and honestly I'd love this community's take specifically, because you all seem to get the calm-over-hustle thing.

For years my "productivity setup" was a graveyard of apps that eventually made me feel worse. The streaks were the worst part, I'd have a great two weeks, miss one day because I'm a human being, and then just... abandon the whole thing out of guilt. The tools were optimizing for their engagement, not for my actual life.

So I built the opposite of that. It's called Xenith, and it's a single calm space for the areas of life that actually matter: health, mind, work, relationships, finances, learning, rest, and purpose. The daily rhythm is gentle: set a couple of intentions in the morning, do a distraction-free focus session if you want one, and reflect at night. That's it.

The core rule I gave myself:

• No streaks. Anywhere. You can see your history and trends, but there's no number daring you not to break it. Miss a day and nothing yells at you.
• No guilt mechanics or engagement-bait notifications. Reminders are optional and quiet.
• Your private entries stay private: never sold, never used to train AI.

There's a focus timer with ambient sounds (rain, lo-fi, brown noise), a gentle insights view that shows your balance across those life areas, and an optional AI feature that helps turn a big goal into small steps — but the whole thing works without ever touching AI if that's not your thing.

It's completely free right now while it's in beta. I'm a solo dev and this is very much a "build the thing I wished existed" project.

If anyone wants to try it, it's at xenith.life — but mostly I'd love to hear how you all think about this: does removing streaks make an app feel more freeing, or do you actually miss the little nudge? That's the whole bet I'm making and I genuinely want to know if it holds up for people other than me.

The itch: every habit/productivity app I tried optimized for their engagement graph, not my life. Streaks I was scared to break, notifications designed to reel me back, dashboards that made me feel behind. So I spent the last stretch building the app I actually wanted.

What it is: Xenith organizes life into eight dimensions: Health, Mind, Work, Relationships, Finances, Learning, Rest, Purpose, around a simple daily loop: set a few intentions in the morning, run a distraction-free Focus session, reflect at night. There's an AI Growth Paths feature that breaks a big goal into ordered steps, and a Coach you can think out loud with.

What makes it different:

• No streaks, no guilt mechanics, no manipulative notifications. Trends and history, never a counter.
• Privacy as a feature: your journals and reflections are never sold or used to train AI.
• Calm by design: dark-first, no clutter, built for individuals (not teams).

Stack, for the curious: Next.js + TypeScript PWA, Supabase (Postgres + RLS) for data/auth, Cloudflare R2 for audio, Claude Haiku for the AI features, and a self-hosted status page running on a GitHub Actions uptime cron (no paid monitoring). v2.0.0 is a big jump from v1, rebuilt Focus, AI growth paths, push notifications, and a proper insights view.

It's free during beta. I'm a solo dev and this is the release I'm most proud of. What I'd love from you: try the daily loop for a day or two and tell me whether "no streaks" makes it feel freeing or aimless, that's the whole thesis and I want it stress-tested.

Live: https://xenith.life · Docs: https://docs.xenith.life

The itch: every habit/productivity app I tried optimized for their engagement graph, not my life. Streaks I was scared to break, notifications designed to reel me back, dashboards that made me feel behind. So I spent the last stretch building the app I actually wanted.

What it is: Xenith organizes life into eight dimensions: Health, Mind, Work, Relationships, Finances, Learning, Rest, Purpose, around a simple daily loop: set a few intentions in the morning, run a distraction-free Focus session, reflect at night. There's an AI Growth Paths feature that breaks a big goal into ordered steps, and a Coach you can think out loud with.

What makes it different:

• No streaks, no guilt mechanics, no manipulative notifications. Trends and history, never a counter.
• Privacy as a feature: your journals and reflections are never sold or used to train AI.
• Calm by design: dark-first, no clutter, built for individuals (not teams).

Stack, for the curious: Next.js + TypeScript PWA, Supabase (Postgres + RLS) for data/auth, Cloudflare R2 for audio, Claude Haiku for the AI features, and a self-hosted status page running on a GitHub Actions uptime cron (no paid monitoring). v2.0.0 is a big jump from v1, rebuilt Focus, AI growth paths, push notifications, and a proper insights view.

It's free during beta. I'm a solo dev and this is the release I'm most proud of. What I'd love from you: try the daily loop for a day or two and tell me whether "no streaks" makes it feel freeing or aimless, that's the whole thesis and I want it stress-tested.

Live: https://xenith.life · Docs: https://docs.xenith.life

The itch: every habit/productivity app I tried optimized for their engagement graph, not my life. Streaks I was scared to break, notifications designed to reel me back, dashboards that made me feel behind. So I spent the last stretch building the app I actually wanted.

What it is: Xenith organizes life into eight dimensions: Health, Mind, Work, Relationships, Finances, Learning, Rest, Purpose, around a simple daily loop: set a few intentions in the morning, run a distraction-free Focus session, reflect at night. There's an AI Growth Paths feature that breaks a big goal into ordered steps, and a Coach you can think out loud with.

What makes it different:

• No streaks, no guilt mechanics, no manipulative notifications. Trends and history, never a counter.
• Privacy as a feature: your journals and reflections are never sold or used to train AI.
• Calm by design: dark-first, no clutter, built for individuals (not teams).

Stack, for the curious: Next.js + TypeScript PWA, Supabase (Postgres + RLS) for data/auth, Cloudflare R2 for audio, Claude Haiku for the AI features, and a self-hosted status page running on a GitHub Actions uptime cron (no paid monitoring). v2.0.0 is a big jump from v1, rebuilt Focus, AI growth paths, push notifications, and a proper insights view.

It's free during beta. I'm a solo dev and this is the release I'm most proud of. What I'd love from you: try the daily loop for a day or two and tell me whether "no streaks" makes it feel freeing or aimless, that's the whole thesis and I want it stress-tested.

Live: https://xenith.life · Docs: https://docs.xenith.life

The itch: every habit/productivity app I tried optimized for their engagement graph, not my life. Streaks I was scared to break, notifications designed to reel me back, dashboards that made me feel behind. So I spent the last stretch building the app I actually wanted.

What it is: Xenith organizes life into eight dimensions: Health, Mind, Work, Relationships, Finances, Learning, Rest, Purpose, around a simple daily loop: set a few intentions in the morning, run a distraction-free Focus session, reflect at night. There's an AI Growth Paths feature that breaks a big goal into ordered steps, and a Coach you can think out loud with.

What makes it different:

• No streaks, no guilt mechanics, no manipulative notifications. Trends and history, never a counter.
• Privacy as a feature: your journals and reflections are never sold or used to train AI.
• Calm by design: dark-first, no clutter, built for individuals (not teams).

Stack, for the curious: Next.js + TypeScript PWA, Supabase (Postgres + RLS) for data/auth, Cloudflare R2 for audio, Claude Haiku for the AI features, and a self-hosted status page running on a GitHub Actions uptime cron (no paid monitoring). v2.0.0 is a big jump from v1, rebuilt Focus, AI growth paths, push notifications, and a proper insights view.

It's free during beta. I'm a solo dev and this is the release I'm most proud of. What I'd love from you: try the daily loop for a day or two and tell me whether "no streaks" makes it feel freeing or aimless, that's the whole thesis and I want it stress-tested.

Live: https://xenith.life · Docs: https://docs.xenith.life

Built a system that takes any goal you set and turns it into a full skill tree. Entry tasks, foundations, skills, advanced steps, and mastery. Real progression instead of vague advice.

You see exactly what to do next. You see how far you have come. You see the path.

Still refining the engine. It already handles multi‑domain goals, tracks progress, and generates actionable steps that actually move you forward.

Building in public because growth should be visible.

Link if you want to check it out https://xenith.life

I’ve been building Xenith because every productivity app I tried felt either too loud or too complicated. I just wanted one clean place to keep my habits, routines, and projects without streaks or ads or a bunch of stuff I never use. So I made something simple for myself and it slowly turned into a full dashboard.

Xenith has habits, routines, projects, timers, and a few small tools I use every day. The goal is to make it feel calm and easy to open, not like another task you have to manage. I’m still improving it and trying to keep the whole thing lightweight.

The hardest part right now is getting the first real users. I’m 15 and building this solo, so most of my traffic comes from random TikTok posts or people who stumble onto the site. It’s tough to know what actually makes someone stay, what feels confusing, or what I’m missing. I’m trying to get better at putting it out there instead of building in a bubble.

If you want to try it or tell me what feels off, here’s the link: https://xenith.life

I’d love feedback on things like:

• what feels unclear when you first land
• what feels unnecessary
• what would make you use it daily
• anything that breaks your flow

I’m still learning and building as I go, so any outside perspective helps a lot.