Calvin Woo

I'm building a CBT journaling app (https://becomeunstuck.app) that helps people reduce anxiety and depression. In addition to the usual business metrics, we also look at how many of our users report an improvement in their mental health. In my mind, it's a measure of the positive impact the app is having in the world.

It's not compatible with every type of product, but running A/B tests on the prices themselves!

That's cool — seems like a great idea and it looks awesome!

I might be stretching the definition of gamification, but I think the slot machine analogy works well for communication tools like email and Slack. Seeing a notification and reading the message is like "pulling the handle". I get a dopamine hit from anticipating an uncertain outcome and seeing it resolved. The notification count is also a type of score. It's satisfying to see that number go...

I'm curious, how does Giving likes on targeted people in Instagram work?

I'm out of the loop — what's a payment optimization tool?

I'm not familiar with OneSignal, but I use Firebase for notifications primarily because I'm already using other Firebase products.