Most of us carry too many mental open loops.
Not emotional crises. Just unfinished background processes.
Unsent replies. Half-made decisions. Things you’re afraid to forget. Conversations you keep replaying.
Modern software creates a lot of these. Notifications, feeds, reminders, partial attention.
The mind keeps threads active because they don’t have a clear endpoint.
Most productivity or wellness tools try to optimize behavior. These apps try to reduce load instead. The focus is load management, not behavior change.
Current set (v1.3):
• MindFlipOut — Catch a looping thought and give it a response so it stops reloading. • MindShoutOut — Externalize a heavy thought and let it return later instead of carrying it. • MindZoneOut — A blank, intentional stillness screen where thoughts can settle without input. • MindEaseOut (integrated) — A simple time-based release layer for thoughts that belong to the past or future, not now.
All apps are:
• Local-first (no accounts, no cloud) • No streaks, no tracking, no gamification • Designed to be used briefly and then closed
Each app is intentionally small (1–1.3MB total size) and runs entirely on-device.
The goal isn’t self-improvement. It’s reducing cognitive residue.
Website: https://www.mindbebop.com/
Curious how others think about “mental open loops” in the context of modern software.
andsoitis•1h ago
- forget things
- distinguish between important and urgent
- separate things into now, later, never
- ephemeral max 3 item todo list in your head
- forget things