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Energy-Based Day Planner

Plan tasks around your energy levels instead of just clock time.

Beginner10h1 person17/20 fit
TL;DR

Build Energy-Based Day Planner for students and people with adhd in ~10h with 1 person. Stack: Next.js + Local storage + Charts.

Why it wins: Human-centred twist on planning apps.

Build flow

01 · Problem
Hard tasks scheduled at low-energy times get postponed again and again.
02 · Solution
Log energy a few times a day, learn your peaks and slot demanding tasks into high-energy windows with gentle reminders.
03 · Build
  1. 1Build energy logging
  2. 2Compute an average curve
  3. 3Tag tasks by effort
  4. 4Schedule
04 · Demo
Show a day planned around a learned energy curve.

MVP checklist

  • Energy logging
  • Peak detection
  • Task slotting
  • Gentle reminders

Tech stack

TechRole
Next.jsFrontend + API routes
Local storageClient-side persistence
ChartsData visualisation

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