I’m truly very impressed with the simplicity and clarity of this app. It helps you to get straight to the point in realizing the needs that are being met or not being met behind each one of your habits. This helps you to design your habits more intelligently.I also really love the feature to log feelings and emotions because that gives deeper insight into the needs that are driving each one of the habits in our life. The creators have clearly incorporated the crux from Marshall Rosenberg‘s book Nonviolent Communication, which is what I think makes this application so simple yet extremely powerful. I really love everything about it but I think there is so much room for further development. I feel that information could be better organized and better displayed visually for people to have a better Birdseye view on their habits and feelings and particularly how each one of their habits are related to their feelings. I think information right now is just displayed in a list and there is especially room for improvement in this regard.My main feedback to the developers would be to 1) create a better way for users to visualize information more intuitively in a way that allows users to connect the dots between their feelings, needs and habits in which they engage. And 2) Everything should be stored on the cloud, because people tend to change their phone every year, and it would be a shame to lose one’s entire log of a year just because things are not stored on the cloud. I would happily pay for the service if these two things are resolved. Thank you so much for creating such an awesome app I really do forward to his further development!
You are correct, the app is heavily influenced by NVC! I was introduced to Nonviolent Communication a few years ago and it completely changed my life, not just in how I communicate, but my orientation towards the world as a whole. I think this orientation has many fascinating applications beyond conflict resolution - such as mindfulness, healing from trauma, making habits, making friends, compassion, etc. My goal with the app is to help make NVC more accessible and explore different applications of the orientation that NVC fosters. I'm very excited about all the room for future development!1) In the latest update (3.0) - there's some more details on each habit as it relates to the user's feelings and needs on days where the habit is completed. To access this, tap on the calendar icon for your habit. I think there's still a lot of fun and interesting ways to improve upon this, and I will explore different visualizations in the future. Please reach out if you have any ideas or suggestions for this!2) I've heard mixed wants on this. Some users are very weary of Apple and putting their data on the cloud (especially something as sensitive as journal entries). However, you are correct that it would be a shame if someone lost their data.To satisfy both camps, I think it makes sense to provide the option to export and sync data to the cloud, but not make it a requirement. I plan on putting this into the app within the next month. Would you be okay with this solution?3) Thanks for the helpful feedback and kind words! Feedback like this helps motivate me to continue putting work and time into the app. I will probably put a donate button into the app in the near future - to support various efforts such as helping me quit my day job to work on Humanly full time, finishing the Android app, creating lessons, marketing Humanly, providing resources for those who don't have a smartphone, bringing on more people to help, etc. With that being said, I don't plan to ever put any of the app behind a paywall. Currently, the most under-resourced communities have the least access to mental health services such as therapy, education, mentorship, etc. I would like to change this - even if it means that Humanly's development and growth is slowed a bit.If you have any more thoughts or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out at jsw104@case.edu :)Best,Justin