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Ivy — Combat burnout and errand paralysis
Helping you combat the effects of burnout and errand paralysis – one task at a time.
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Hello Product Hunt! @evancloutierr and I are excited to share the launch of the new Ivy.
If you’re like us, you’ve probably started thinking of mundane to-dos in your life as new responsibilities. You know, things like grocery shopping, doing laundry, getting a haircut, and cleaning the apartment.
But many of these to-dos are frequently put-off. In fact, the amount of to-dos seems to be growing. But why does something like responding to an email from a friend or family member seem so unimportant or overwhelming, leading us to tell ourselves it can wait? We know it will only take a few minutes and we’ll feel good after, but why can’t we bring ourselves to just get it done? Surely it requires significantly less effort, planning, organization, and coordination than what we are doing at work.
So why is it that a list of everyday to-dos seems so insurmountable, when we have endless time and energy for work?
Perhaps it’s due to burnout. Millennials may be the burnout generation. Anne Helen Petersen wrote earlier this year about why she thinks our generation is burned out -> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/art...
Indeed, perhaps one of the causes of burnout is our work. We identify with our work. Everything is a priority. We always have to be “on”. Some of us believe that hustling, grinding, and working late hours is what we need to be doing. And sure — sometimes that type of work is necessary, but it’s potentially problematic when it becomes routine.
That can lead to a feeling of loss of control in our personal lives. And that can lead to feeling like we’re constantly exhausted, stressed, anxious, and for some people — can lead to burnout.
Now, however, there is a cultural trend emerging where more people are speaking openly about this problem, and how things like “hustle-porn” can be quite dangerous. More people are are looking to combat the type of lifestyle that leads to burnout.
And we think Ivy can help move this “anti-hustle” trend forward — by helping people step back from their work and make those everyday to-dos exciting, rewarding, and meaningful.
@evancloutierr @tuckerschreiber Did you use Design Camera for this video mockup? What software did you use for the motion graphics?
@evancloutierr @tuckerschreiber Yup! Rotato used to be called Design Camera. I asked just because I've used Rotato for projects of mine and it looked familiar. How has the app gone / been going by the way?
I'm trying this out immediately! Especially with the demise of Wunderlist and my elevated blood pressure.
Ivy is awesome! Love the minimalist design; haven't seen anything out there before that made getting stuff done feel this relaxing. Great work @tuckerschreiber and team.
@edisonjoao6871 Hi Edison. I used a tool called Rotato - https://www.rotato.xyz/ - it's really easy to use.
@tuckerschreiber thank You Tucker, I saw them here to ironically. Thank you. I think Ivy looks great!
@semayserbest Thanks for the feedback. The in-app purchase includes a 7 day free trial, which you can cancel at anytime if you find that Ivy isn't for you.
@semayserbest @tuckerschreiber buT WHy isN'T tHE App fREe. For real though, app looks good! Just a heads up: on the signup flow if I'm on dark mode, the email & password fields look blank even though I'm inputting text
I love the look of the app...but what's not clear is exactly what its doing to "Combat burnout". Reading the site it's not clear at all. Is there more to it than just being a todo list with some stats showing how well you are at ticking them off?
Not meaning to be rude or negative, just not 100% clear on how it works.
@rick_m1 @luqa That's right! We're trying to find a balance between productivity and wellness, and we know we have more work to do – but our idea with this version was to take a process we used with our notebooks (written about here: https://medium.com/@schreibertuc...) and build it into a mobile app. We know we have more to do to make it help more with burnout.
@new_user_1343fb9afe We're working on it, and you can get an invite when it's ready here: https://getivy.co/android
I love this idea & product! Awesome stuff. I'm just not sure 7 days is enough time to decide if I want a paid subscription to another app.
Excuse me if this comes off as caustic, it's not my intention. Maybe we can open up the floor to debate. Or maybe I didn't understand the product well enough.
Are you trying to say you've made a to-do app to combat to-do fatigue?
@chris_zantis Haha, yes...sounds counterintuitive. But that's the hope! We know we have a lot more work to do, but felt like a lot of the tools today were all about helping people get _more_ things done.
The article here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/art... does a good job of speaking to one of the problems we're hoping to solve.
Love it man! Keep up the great work! If you guy ever need help with Marketing, I would love to help anyway I can! I'm close by to Toronto! ✊ Definitely recommend Ivy! 💯
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