[Draft] Building Morning Intent Alarm
Documenting the concept, research, and decision-making process behind building Morning Intent — a voice-based intentionality alarm app.
This is a work in progress. I'm documenting as I go — expect updates, rough edges, and occasional tangents.
I've worked on products for startups and teams for years. Always for someone else, always within someone else's constraints. Now that AI tools are changing how fast ideas can become real, I figured — why not try building something for myself? Document the mess. See what happens.
So I started with a simple question: What do I actually want to solve? Not a market gap. Not a business opportunity. Just what's annoying in my own life.
Among the things I brainstormed, one kept coming back: waking up. Or rather, waking up fresh. It's honestly a pain of my existence.
Since this is a pet project, I'm skipping the full sanity check and just trying things on the fly. But I'm still starting where it matters: the problem.
Problem Framing
Most alarms feel like an attack. Jarring tones, generic music, or motivational speeches from strangers that have nothing to do with your life. You wake up reactive, scattered, already behind.
The real issue isn't that I need motivation. It's that mornings lack intentionality. I haven't decided what comes first. There's no anchor.
What if I could make a deal with myself the night before? Answer a simple prompt — "What's the first thing I'll do tomorrow?" or "What's one thing that moves the needle?" — in my own voice. That recording becomes my alarm. I wake up hearing myself, already knowing the plan.
It's not about pumping myself up. It's a small ritual that makes starting the day a little less scattered and a little more intentional.
To Be Continued
Next up: competitive research — what's already out there, and where the gaps are.
Last updated: December 2025