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Programming a productivity app part 2

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What this project is testing.

This one is a software bench instead of a physics bench. The experiment is turning a fuzzy human intention, what should I do next and for how long, into an interface with state, feedback, and fewer excuses.

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The build demonstrates a productivity loop: capture the task, estimate effort, show the current state, then make the next action easier than ignoring it. The interesting test is not just whether the app runs, but whether the loop actually lowers friction.

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Apple 2025 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 chip with 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU: Built for AI, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Space Black
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Apple 2025 MacBook Pro Laptop with Apple M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU: Built for AI, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Space Black

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