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Show HN: Pulse – the wearable for n=1 habit experiments

https://blog.pulse.site/pulse-the-wearable-for-n1-habit-experiments/
8•msingh_5•4h ago
Most wearables collect data and hand you a dashboard.

Pulse goes a step further: it helps you run experiments with your own habits, and actually shows you what makes a difference.

No subscriptions. No locked features. Just tools to test what improves your sleep, focus, or energy.

Comments

msingh_5•4h ago
Hey HN, I’m Mani - Co-Founder & CTO @ Pulse.

This started from my own burnout trying to optimize performance. I tracked everything, changed habits constantly, got a bunch of wearables, but could never figure out what was working vs wasn't.

Most devices just give you a score based on some generic/population model and leave you to figure it out. They treat everyone like an average.

With Pulse, we wanted to build something different -- a way to actually test what works for your body in real life.

Happy to answer questions about the tech, hardware, or what it took to get from idea to (almost) shipping

koprocezar•4h ago
I've been waiting for this launch for so long, congrats to the team on launching! This will not be your average wearable. The team behind it is so motivated and experienced that it is hard to comprehend what they cook... But if you can see the vision, you are in.
leviathan1•4h ago
This is a game-changer! Most wearables just tracks, Pulse empowers! Love that it encourages self experimentation to actually learn what works for you. And the no subscription model??? Huge respect to the team!
0xKvnq•4h ago
love pulse and their incredible product :)
zeroblocks•3h ago
This sounds super interesting! Dumb question maybe, but how is this different from just using an Oura ring or a WHOOP + journaling?

Like is the value more in how you visualize the data, or is it actually doing something different behind the scenes?

msingh_5•14m ago
hey - great question i used whoops journalling feature for several montths.

what I found was that it often throws 5+ variables into one “correlation”, creating a lot of noise where it ends up suggesting X impacting your sleep, when it could have actually been Y.

Pulse is built for n=1 experiments: you isolate a habit (like less screen time, consistent wake up time, caffeine impact), test it, and see if it actually helps your sleep better or not. think self-controlled studies

_justroy•3h ago
Big congrats on the launch of Pulse! Can’t wait to get mine and start testing what actually helps improve my sleep, focus, and energy
matiascoin•2h ago
“The blog post makes it sound like a nice step beyond generic fitness bands. How flexible is the API or data access for custom experiments?”
stablekeeps•50m ago
This project is going to fly. A great and motivated team who moves at lightning speed. Cant wait to receive to device and start pulsing.
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