u/narayanbona

I used to keep a lot of thoughts in my head like plans, regrets, things I told myself I’d “fix later.”
But I noticed something weird: “later” never really arrives.

So I started doing something simple. I began writing short messages to my future self. Not motivational quotes or journaling but just honest notes like:
what I’m struggling with right now, what I’m avoiding, what I hope I don’t forget.

And I set them to be opened weeks or months later.
What surprised me wasn’t the “motivation” part. It was how much more accountable I felt in the present, knowing I’d eventually have to face my own words again.

It kind of changed how I make decisions day to day.
Has anyone else tried something like this, writing to your future self or documenting your mindset over time?

I used to keep a lot of thoughts in my head plans, regrets, things I told myself I’d “fix later.”

But I noticed something weird: “later” never really arrives.

So I started doing something simple. I began writing short messages to my future self. Not motivational quotes or journaling just honest notes like:

what I’m struggling with right now

what I’m avoiding

what I hope I don’t forget

And I set them to be opened weeks or months later.

What surprised me wasn’t the “motivation” part. It was how much more accountable I felt in the present, knowing I’d eventually have to face my own words again.

It kind of changed how I make decisions day to day.

Has anyone else tried something like this writing to your future self or documenting your mindset over time?

I used to keep a lot of thoughts in my head plans, regrets, things I told myself I’d “fix later.”

But I noticed something weird: “later” never really arrives.

So I started doing something simple. I began writing short messages to my future self. Not motivational quotes or journaling but just honest notes like:

what I’m struggling with right now

what I’m avoiding

what I hope I don’t forget

And I set them to be opened weeks or months later.

What surprised me wasn’t the “motivation” part. It was how much more accountable I felt in the present, knowing I’d eventually have to face my own words again.

It kind of changed how I make decisions day to day.

Has anyone else tried something like this writing to your future self or documenting your mindset over time?

I used to keep a lot of thoughts in my head plans, regrets, things I told myself I’d “fix later.”

But I noticed something weird: “later” never really arrives.

So I started doing something simple. I began writing short messages to my future self. Not motivational quotes or journaling—just honest notes like:

what I’m struggling with right now

what I’m avoiding

what I hope I don’t forget

And I set them to be opened weeks or months later.

What surprised me wasn’t the “motivation” part. It was how much more accountable I felt in the present, knowing I’d eventually have to face my own words again.

It kind of changed how I make decisions day to day.

Has anyone else tried something like this writing to your future self or documenting your mindset over time?

I used to keep a lot of thoughts in my head like plans, regrets, things I told myself I’d “fix later.”
But I noticed something weird: “later” never really arrives.

So I started doing something simple. I began writing short messages to my future self. Not motivational quotes or journaling but just honest notes like:
what I’m struggling with right now, what I’m avoiding, what I hope I don’t forget.

And I set them to be opened weeks or months later.
What surprised me wasn’t the “motivation” part. It was how much more accountable I felt in the present, knowing I’d eventually have to face my own words again.

It kind of changed how I make decisions day to day.
Has anyone else tried something like this, writing to your future self or documenting your mindset over time?

I mean it scales with you with no extra effort and steps unlike the others that you hit a limit when your app is growing. Sometimes I think it’s a skill issue. You can manage your read and writes if you do it right.

Is it the Firebase cost?
I need your opinions on this.

I've been building Onsendly for the past few weeks - a developer-first email engagement tool that connects directly to your app via one API call. When a user signs up to your product, Onsendly captures their email, fires a welcome email, and lets you broadcast updates or schedule campaigns to your subscriber list.

Think Mailchimp, but you drop in one API call instead of manually importing CSVs. Targeted at indie founders and developers.

I applied to Dodo Payments to handle subscriptions and billing. They rejected the application citing that my product "promotes email spamming" and that they "don't support email broadcasting tools."

Here's the thing - Onsendly is the opposite of a spam tool:

• Every subscriber is collected via your own app's signup flow - they actively signed up to YOUR product

• There's deduplication built in - no duplicate entries

• Unsubscribe and complaint handling is built in and legally compliant (CAN-SPAM, GDPR)

• Users who mark emails as spam are automatically unsubscribed

• It runs on Resend under the hood - a reputable email infrastructure provider with their own abuse policies

The irony is that tools like Mailchimp, Loops, Resend Broadcasts, and Customer.io do exactly the same thing and process payments without issue.

For anyone building in the email/engagement space - a few lessons:

1. Be extremely explicit in your payment processor application about consent, opt-in mechanics, and abuse prevention. Don't assume they'll read between the lines.

2. List your compliance features upfront - unsubscribe handling, GDPR, CAN-SPAM, spam complaint flow.

3. Name your infrastructure providers - saying "powered by Resend" signals legitimacy immediately.

4. Have a clear AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) on your landing page before you apply.

Has anyone else run into this with payment processors being overly aggressive with email-adjacent tools? Would love to hear how you navigated it.

Building in public - Onsendly is a post-signup email engagement tool for indie founders. AMA.