Productivity

After 20+ years of building software for big corps, I finally shipped something that was fully mine. Building something from scratch is a journey of both obsession and philosophy. Over the last 1.5 months, I’ve poured my two decades of engineering experience into a single vision - to make Aura Tracker: Habits & Goals help you transform your life. I didn’t want to build just another habit / goal tracking app. I started with a core belief that transforming your life requires more than a streak counter. It requires transforming your identity and building resilient systems. I also wanted one time purchase, offline first, no ads, no account creation, no subscriptions. When I looked at the market, I couldn’t find anything that seamlessly combined that entire flow. So, I decided to build it myself. ...

People often assume that being an engineer in the software development fiel, I spend all my time solving the most complex and exciting problems out there. While that’s partly true, the reality is a little less glamorous. Yes, some days are filled with creative challenges like hunting down obscure bugs, brainstorming design decisions, or debating architecture trade-offs. Those days make you glad you chose this field. But every now and then, even we engineers are subjected to the “non–grey-cell-consuming,” soul-crushing, boring, mundane tasks as well. And the irony is, you really can’t have one without the other. ...