QS for COVID-19

Inspiration

A lot of anxiety is in the air these days. Many people have to come to terms with a whole new rhythm of life. Old habits disappear and new ones appear, which is where a lot of potential for self-development is hidden.

It can be hard to stay mindful and keep personal goals in mind when everything has changed - that's why there should be a digital companion for this!

What it does

I created a prototype for an app that combats the negative effects of the COVID-19 on people's mental health and motivation.

The main functionality is to let the user set mindfulness and health related tasks, keep reminding of them over the day, and review the achieved goals in the evening. The app is not yet reactive to user input, but the prototype offers a convenient and pleasant walkthrough of the intended user experience.

How I built it

I used the Jobs Done! app as a base for UI elements and flows.

Challenges I ran into

New framework, most of the time I was Googling why something didn't build.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

The app reacts to local time and has a different morning, day and evening mode.

I am also very happy that I got the app working with a new data format I had created, 20 minutes before the submission deadline :-)

What I learned

React Native for Web.

What's next for QS for COVID-19

The plan is to provide daily questions to track what has happened, with a focus on health and self-improvement goals. The user can select those goals freely - maybe start building a habit of meditating, or being outside for at least half an hour, or cooking one healthy meal a day?

I hope to combine this quantified self functionality with a dash of gamification. Corona credits shall be awarded to users for persistent habit-building during difficult times!

Ideally, the app will involve its user community through a platform to share ideas and accomplishments.

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