https://colodaily.com/ Notes on building useful products, staying focused, and playing more. en-us Roach Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://colodaily.com/assets/icon-512.png https://colodaily.com/ https://colodaily.com/colodaily-overbuilt-first-app.html https://colodaily.com/colodaily-overbuilt-first-app.html My first app began with Kamo's drawing book. I learned React Native and Expo to build it, overbuilt it twice, and that is still the version on the App Store. App journey Roach Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://colodaily.com/focus-sessions-that-survive-a-real-day.html https://colodaily.com/focus-sessions-that-survive-a-real-day.html Three focus rules that hold up on a real day: plan the session not the day, make the first move tiny, and resume after an interruption instead of restarting. Productivity Roach Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://colodaily.com/building-lume-flow-alone.html https://colodaily.com/building-lume-flow-alone.html Eight months shipping a focus app solo. Finding the loop before the features, why “together” isn’t a social feature, and the scope list I’d cut again. App journey Roach Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://colodaily.com/why-arcade-games-are-the-best-break.html https://colodaily.com/why-arcade-games-are-the-best-break.html A short arcade run restores attention in a way a feed never does. The three properties of a real break, and five things to look for in a four-minute game. Arcade Roach Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://colodaily.com/small-systems-beat-big-resolutions.html https://colodaily.com/small-systems-beat-big-resolutions.html Big resolutions need a good day to work, so they die in February. How to turn a wish into a default: shrink it, anchor it, and make missing a day cost nothing. Life Roach Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000