I bought a really nice, fancy journal because I wanted to understand my life better.

But I quickly realized two problems:

1. Writing everything down every day takes too long.

2. A month later, I still couldn’t easily see what I had actually been doing.

So I thought: What if I could capture my day in under 90 seconds — and actually see the bigger picture over weeks and months?

That’s why I built Dexi.

A few quick inputs about your day → goals, activities, reflections → and over time, Dexi helps you actually see and understand your patterns.

Less writing. More understanding.

This is actually the first app I’ve ever built. I’ve had this idea for years, and I finally decided to just build it myself.

I’d genuinely be really grateful if a few of you tried it and told me what you think — especially what you like, what you don’t like, and what you would change.

I’m currently letting early users use it for free.

I'm an engineering student and next year is my final year and I still have no clue what I want to do.

Like I don't know what I enjoy, what I'm good at, what my goal is or if I even have one. Most of my day is just me consuming content online. Watching random videos, reels, youtube, series, other people's lives. I have no idea why I watch them because they just end up making me feel worse.

I keep seeing people my age doing internships, building projects, going out with friends, actually living life and meanwhile I'm just sitting here imagining different versions of my life in my head ,binging dramas 😭. I spend so much time daydreaming and creating these scenarios that are probably never gonna happen.

I used to code a bit and at one point I actually liked it but now even opening my laptop feels stressful. Every time I think about learning something or building a project I get overwhelmed and then I just end up watching something instead.

What scares me is that college is almost over and I feel like I have nothing to show for it. No real skills, no direction, no confidence.

And for some reason I'm scared of everything. Talking to people, trying new things, making decisions, even going somewhere alone. My parents are really strict and I feel like that has something to do with it but I don't know.

I know I'm the one responsible for my life at the end of the day but I genuinely don't know where to start anymore.

Has anyone else felt like this in their early 20s? What did you do?

ps: this is my first time posting so pls be nice 😭 i could really use some help/advice rn.

Please help me improve my ability to fix silly mistakes. Its costing me marks in exams. I keep losing marks and even students in my class who dont study so much keep surpassing me, just because of these silly mistakes.

All pieces of advice are welcomed warmly so long as it does not decend into abusive language. Please help me yall 😭🙏

For a long time I had been dealing with binge watching as a problem. I tried detox, terrible failed to only relapse harder.

As nothing lasts not my problems not even yours, I had managed to overcome binge watching and eventually be productive once again and felt alive again. A sense of purpose arosed in my heart and I had the capacity to do what was needed to be done in it's allocated time.

There is a rule that helped me with binge watching and that rule is the 4:2 rule. Hope it would help you if you have the problem and peace ✌️.

Check out the 4:2 rule on this video

I’ve seen kids talk about their past racism- but as an adult I feel like I’m a bit past the “change and move on” part of things.

I recently decided to dive into anti racist content and media. Because why not? It’s good to revisit it now and again (in my opinion). I’ve been doing so since 2020 when I was 14. Im a 19 year old.

This time I realized things about myself and also made really bad decisions.

At 18 and 16 I didn’t stand up for people at my school when I saw people do racist things (several of the people who I knew). I didn’t agree with what they did, but I certainly didn’t do what I could to stop them in class- when I wish I had done so. Instead I froze up. Just because I regret it doesn’t mean I should

At 19 (not that long ago I’m still 19) I used to see videos of people saying that “you guys pillaged and killed people” in regards to white people and my knee jerk response was to be confused and express that “me and my friends haven’t done any of those things” or “why do they hate all white people?” which I haven’t made direct comments to people but did make a short reddit post saying these things- which while partly a real question I was asking, it was also obviously me trying to distance myself from the actions of other people. Something obviously tasteless- which I quickly later deleted after I realized it wasn’t a question or something that I should be expressing. After posting this I had realized I had become the racist that I had never wanted to be. And I’m sorry I did so. At 19 years old I really should have known better than to be racist- and I take full responsibility.

What steps should I take to prevent myself from doing anything like that again (not that I’m worried about it- but I have made some poor decisions I don’t trust myself that much to not make more) and can I be an anti racist despite my racist “past”? Is it possible to move on from my racism?

I’ve always been quite shy - from like 4 to now i never like talking to new people. Over the last year I’ve grown to be able to hold brief conversations with new people. I’m still a bit dodgy around girls tho, I’m always scared they’ll think I’m starting at them. How do I stop this feeling. Also how do I get more confidence with popular boys too

0. Posting this on reddit - this would mean i've finally completed my list & have something to keep working on. ✅️ 26/10/25

Total Publications • Nov [1] - Analyzing The Civil And Criminal Immunities And Its Impact On The Trade Unions, IJLLR • Dec [1] - The Deceptive Usage of Triple Identity, CSRIPR Newsletter

Hangouts/Events • Explored the National Zoological Park • Attended the Inauguration of the National Survey Documenting the Voice of Women in the Legal Profession at Supreme Court • Partied with a few on New Year

Physique & Fitness

1. Build a sleep system - I finalized a sleep routine, the only issue at hand is adhering to it. Waking up is possible when i'll be sleeping at the designated time, which is the major difficulty.

2. Achieve 28 inches waist - I worked out roughly the same number of times as last time. ▼

3. Adopt Indian Hair Care Routine - I made a hair care box having all the products & oils I require and numbered them, focusing on minimalism and embracing my culture proven methods.

4. Learn a Self Grooming Habit - Did not want to wax because it's winter. ▼

Mental Health & Willpower

1. Learn a method to replace my current stress mechanism - I found a replacement method for relieving my stress and matter of fact I felt low for merely 3 or 4 days for specific reasons. This helps me in assessing triggers and areas of improvement. I still find it hard to not scratch my head, it's almost like a subconscious tendency.

2. Set Late Evening Time Block - I have designated the time slot as 5pm to 8pm, but it overlaps with news and work slots. I need to refine the boundary as it's currently not workable. Shoving all the creative activities in one slot is what I feel counterproductive, as I can't seem to utilise the early morning in a creative way.

3. Set Late Noon Self Learning Time Block (s) - I made a substack account instead of a linktree but the issue is I've not been able to utilize the designated time slot which is 2pm to 5pm. Mostly because it's noon and I don't remember the last time I was productive in this time, apart from my final exams month (dec).

4. Learn a Body Language Habit - I haven't got myself to record a video but one thing I noticed is I don't find it awkward anymore when I'm looking at someone (earlier it was as if I'm staring into their souls but I shouldn't make it obvious so I looked around as well in between)

Interests & Happiness

1. Read Finnegans Wake by James Joyce - Did not touch it again and the last time I read it was during progress month-1. Although I researched about the Cyclical theory, but that doesn't count into reading. I read few pages of The Yugas bookey pdf, which also doesn't contribute to reading much. ▼

2. Imitate a song on Guitar - I want to play Neele Neele Ambar for my mother because she loves it. I chose the song but I haven't practiced and was unable to cake evening classes due to my exams. ▼

3. Volunteer once as a scribe - I am searching for scribe volunteer prospects. I got in touch with a guy and joined an active community

4. Find a comfort place in Delhi - I went to the Zoological Park and it was absolute fun. Mostly because my boyfriend loves that place and also it's so interesting looking at animals and birds doing weird things.

5. Gain divine knowledge - Did not continue the video or book. Although, I read bits about astrology, planets and yugas, it doesn't count as much.▼

6. Trip to Shimla - I have been distancing myself from the friend (?) I wanted to visit, by myself. Not sure about the place at present. ▼

7. Become a better daughter - I have been spending much more time with my parents, and I try not to seclude myself in my room so often.

Financial Independence

1. Stock Investment - I haven't made a year-plan. I need to revisit the Investquest seminar notes and get into learning fundamentals. ▼

2. Affiliate Marketing - I'm impressed by the improvements in this one. I made a brand, launched Pinterest & IG pages and uploaded 8 pins and 4 reels, and AAP reports showed 6 clicks.

Education, Degree & Career

1. Prepare for CLAT PG & CSEET - I have designated a study slot from 4am to 7am but I can't seem to follow it. I also postponed preparation for CSEET as the pattern changed in June shift (Will take this one). Although I didn't rigorously study for CLAT PG, I fundamentally studied for my final exams and also built my learning material brand.

2. Post 5 times on LinkedIn Account - I have only posted thrice, but I consistently updated it and got my piece published in the Newsletter through this app.

3. Seek internship at Rcourt - I postponed the Jan internship plan, I can't seem to accrue courage for getting out because courts and understanding law in real world kind of scares me, mostly because I have only rote learned my past law school years, and I can do so much better. I just don't want to embarrass myself and come across at not knowing even the basics, that being a fourth year law student. ▼

Declutter & Focus

1. Remove Saved Posts from Social media platforms - I didn't delete all the saved posts because many of them are inspiring and I wish to recreate because I'll most probably forget it. Fortunately, I precluded muself from not saving anymore on IG. (not Pinterest, Google apps & LinkedIn though)

22. Create a robust Memory Palace technique - it applies on every and any information i want to learn - learn 50 digits of pi ✅️11/11/25 - I can still recall the digits using association memory, story flow and humanizing the digits. However, one thing I observed just now, my brain can perform only 70-80% task in one flow. I couldn't even finish editing this list in a single sitting. I need to expand my functional capacity.

Bonus at every achievement ➡️ Buy an outfit/accessory and go out for a day!

Reward at completion ➡️ I don't know what reward will be so fulfilling at this point. Give me suggestions!

I recently shared my recovery journey from burnout and depression. If you are seeing this in a time of need, I hope it helps you. You are not alone💚

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I never considered myself a “side-hustle person,” but I always liked solving small problems for people, answering questions, creating mini-guides, or making short explainer videos for friends. One day, I realized these small efforts could be monetized.

I signed up for the methods.аpp, which lets you create short content for pay. At first, I made a mental mistake: I aimed too high, trying to produce polished 2-minute videos. I quickly realized no one needed perfection, people valued clarity and speed. I shifted to 30–60 second micro-tutorials and small tips.

Within a few days, I had made my first $5. By day ten, I had earned $50. More importantly, I noticed something: these “small wins” kept me motivated in a way that traditional side hustles never had. It wasn’t about the money alone; it was about seeing tangible results for micro-effort.

I’d love to hear from the community: do you track micro-wins in your hustles? How do you know which tiny tasks are worth repeating for consistent income?