Inner Anchor
A minimalist focus tool that keeps your current task visible on screen so you stop drifting. Built for people who know what to do but can't start.
The problem
I build a productivity tool to fight procrastination. Some nights, instead of building it, I doom scroll until midnight. The tool I'm building to fight that exact problem? Closed in another tab.
I don't think that makes me a hypocrite. I think it makes me the right person to build this.
I tried Todoist, Notion, Apple Reminders. They all did the same thing: let me build a growing list, then leave me alone with it. The list would grow. I'd stop opening the app. Eventually I'd delete it and start over with the next one. The pattern was always the same: plan more, organize more, do less.
What it does
You open the app. You write down a few tasks - around five, not fifty. You set a one-line purpose for the day. Then you press Focus.
A small pill appears in the corner of your screen, always on top of everything else. It shows your current task, how long you planned to spend on it, and a progress bar filling in real time. You drift to Reddit, you open a tab you didn't need, you fall into a thread - and then you see the pill. You remember what you were doing. You go back.
When you finish, you click Complete. The task gets crossed off. The next one loads automatically. That's the whole loop: create, focus, complete, next.
There are no projects, tags, dashboards, or streaks. Almost nothing to organize. The only meaningful action is pressing Focus.
Stack
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Fastify, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Tailwind CSS. Deployed on GCP. Landing page built with Astro.
Status
Pre-launch. I'm building this as a side project while working full-time. The core loop works: task list, daily purpose, focus sessions with the always-on-top pill.
It's bare bones and I shipped it anyway. I wrote about that decision here.