Our house is untidy.
There is clutter
(objects that don't belong
in a particular room/surface)
everywhere.
It's both mentally and physically exhausting
and deeply negative
to both adults
and especially children. 😢
We need to resolve this as our highest priority because it affects us every day.
We currently use instant messages
(signal.org)
to ask questions like:
"Where is XYZ?"
when searching for an object
or
"Where does this belong?"
when someone wants to tidy an object away
but does not know where it goes. 🤷♂️
Instant messaging is fine for getting a fast reply. But it's horrible for 2 specific reasons:
-
The history is lost almost immediately so we have to keep asking the same questions ...
-
Any
newpersonjoining the house/team has no way of knowing where anything is/belongs. -
Often the message featuring the question about an
objectgets pushed up by newer messages in a group thread and gets forgotten about - i.e. remains unresolved. 🤦♀️
So if we continue using instant messages,
we still have exactly the same problem
with a bandaid over it and no permanent solution. 🩹
Of course not!
We aren't pretending that it will.
All we want is a systematic approach to tidying
where everyone in the house/team can communicate
and get answers to the questions they have
in a timely manner
and most importantly,
have a record of where things belong
so that when the question arises again,
the answer can be surfaced immediately.
Rather than having to continually ask the same question(s).
We know that many other people have the same problem(s) and need a practical solution.
A micro app with a simple goal: help you declutter, tidy & organize your physical environment so you can start living your "best life".
We want to build this mini app
so we can use it internally ASAP.
For now, tidy is used
by the people living/working
@home.
But if we can refine the features/functionality, we will encourage others to use it.
Try it: URL HERE!
- Clone the repo:
git clone git@github.com:dwyl/tidy.git && cd tidy- Install the dependencies and create the database:
source .env_sample
mix setup- Run the app:
mix sVisit
localhost:4000
from your browser,
you should see something similar to:
## Schema
The creation of this mini-app is fully documented in: dwyl/book/tidy
Your feedback is very much encouraged/welcome! 💬
If you find the repo interesting/useful, please ⭐ on GitHub.
And if you have any questions,
please open an issue:
tidy/issues ❓
All contributions from typo fixes to feature requests are always welcome! 🙌
Please start by:
a. Star the repo on GitHub
so you have a "bookmark" you can return to. ⭐
b. Fork the repo
so you have a copy you can "hack" on. 🍴
c. Clone the repo to your localhost
and run it! 👩💻
For more detail, please see: dwyl/contributing
Please note that our goal with tidy
is not to have all the features;
again, it's deliberately simple.
We will be adding lots more features
to the full
App.
If you have feature ideas, that's great! 🎉
Please share them:
app/issues
We're building an App
to help people
keep their life tidy
because we know that
it's a real problem
that affects many people.
If you are lucky enough to have grown up in a home where everything has a place and is always perfectly tidy, count yourself exceptionally lucky! You lived in a magazine shoot:
Image credit:
gjgardner.com/learn/minimalist-home-design-ideas
Magazine minimalism is not the "norm";
most people
have some degree of clutter
in their homes.
Either hidden in their closets
or in plain sight if they don't have "enough" closet space.
Most people in a consumer society
continue buying stuff
and don't have infinite shelf/wardrobe/cupboard space ...
it's physics!
Many people have this problem ...
Image credit:
go.com/Health/clutter-affects-health
Marie Kondo wouldn't need to write "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" - the NYT Bestseller that has sold more than 9 Million Copies - if this wasn't a widespread issue.
Plenty more examples: google.com/search?q=clutter&tbm=isch
Just looking at these images triggers anxiety for me ... 😬
If you feel the same way, read on!
Most definitely, yes!
If we can build something that helps people
declutter, donate and systematize their real world
the potential for revenue is significant.
For me, the "pain point"
of having clutter in the house
is level 6 "intense".
I literally feel my heart rate spike when I see it.
But I feel powerless to do anything
because it's not my stuff. 😢
We suspect that for some people
the the pain is closer to an 8
and they would gladly throw $100 at solving the problem.
I'm at a 6 and would gladly pay $10,000
to make it go away immediately (and permanently).
Because I know it's costing us money in "opportunity cost"
each and every day.
At the extreme,
accumulation of objects cluttering
people's homes is called
hoarding disorder.
It is estimated that around 2% – 6% of the population
suffers from it:
iocdf.org/about-hoarding/who-gets-hoarding-disorder
If these estimates are correct it's
tens of millions of people.
If we can build a simple App that can help both the hoarders and their long-suffering family, we can significantly improve millions of people's lives.
Any person that can afford to have someone else cleaning their house
has understood the value of their time.
But may be too busy working to keep their house perfectly tidy.
With a tiny tool that allows
your assistant to easily ask
"Where does this belong?"
busy people can rapidly respond
and systematically organize their lives.
1Tidy is our
Working title
for this mini App
so we can discuss it internally. 💡👩💻
If you have a name idea/suggestion
that better describes
what we are building,
please share! 🙏💬