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godMode

Give your word. Keep it, together.

In developmentWeb · Mobile-first

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Shame keeps people quiet, and staying quiet keeps people stuck. godMode is built on transparency instead: a small circle of men logging honestly together, with a one-tap “I held today” check-in.

Each man chooses a path, retaining or flowing, and gives his word: a vow of 3 to 90 days and a repair he names in advance, like a three-mile run, a cold plunge or a letter to the circle. There's no money involved. If he breaks the vow, the repair is his way back.

A private journal tracks energy, drive and clarity. Over time it shows how they rise and fall across his own cycle. It reports patterns and makes no medical claims.

  • Circles

    Circles can have an end date or stay open, and members join by invite link. Everyone's log is visible to the whole circle.

  • Vows and repairs

    You give your word for 3 to 90 days and name a repair in advance. Whether you kept your word is worked out honestly from your own log.

  • Badges, not rankings

    Marks at 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 90 days, earned from your best run and kept even after a reset.

  • A private journal

    A few lines of writing with optional prompts and sliders for energy, drive and clarity. Only you can see it.

Try it here

A small working piece of godMode, right on this page.

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Your circle

Your word 30 days

Your repair a cold plunge

Everyone in the circle sees a lit dot for anyone who checked in within the last 24 hours.

Principles in practice

  • No engagement traps

    There's a repair instead of shame, and badges instead of a leaderboard.

  • Yours stays yours

    The circle sees what happened and when. Your notes and journal are visible only to you.

Built with

  • Node.js
  • SQLite
  • Server-rendered HTML
  • Zero dependencies

Where it runs

  • Web
  • Mobile-first

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