iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Merott @mero.tt · 14/05/2026

I've been struggling to establish a PKM system with the tools that are already out there, so last night, I decided to start a stupidly ambitious project with Claude Code, built for *me*.

# Locus

**Your digital life, in plain files.**

Locus is a local-first personal operating system for tasks, notes, calendar, and files — backed entirely by plain markdown files on your filesystem. Native on macOS and iOS, synced via iCloud.

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Merott @mero.tt · 26/11/2025

Asked itself how to make it stop. It worked!

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Merott @mero.tt · 14/11/2025

Someone's made a habit tracker that tracks "momentum" instead of "streaks." Looks eerily similar to the @polarhabits.com system! 🐻‍❄️ I have mixed feelings about this, but overall positive! 😁

Screenshot of habit tracker app showing a momentum chart.

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Merott @mero.tt · 16/10/2025

I became a new dad on Father's day this year! 👨🏻 It's an incredible gift that's shifted my perspective on life, work, and what matters the most to me.

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Merott @mero.tt · 10/10/2025

Polar Habits hasn't been getting the love it deserves from me! 😢 I've done literally zero marketing for almost 2 years, but it brings in a trickle of new users every day, and even the occasional new subscriber (or lifetime buyer.) Would consider selling it, but I poured my heart into it…

Stripe dashboard graph showing net revenue over time from June 2023 to October 2025. Total net volume: £12,215.92. Peak revenue occurred around January 2024, exceeding £2,000, followed by a general decline with smaller fluctuations. Monthly revenue values from September 2024 to October 2025 range between £30.17 and £638.18, with recent months (August–October 2025) around £30–£130. Summary table lists each month’s net volume beneath the chart.

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Merott @mero.tt · 28/08/2025

Cursor Tab auto completion sometimes reads my mind too much... Creepy! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 08/08/2025

I have a relatively low resting heart rate of 50-60. Apparently, an alarmingly low sleeping heart rate too! This is every night! 👇 🙃

Apple Watch notifications:

05:34 - Low Heart Rate
Your heart rate fell below 40 BPM for 10 minutes from 05:24.

05:15 - Low Heart Rate
Your heart rate fell below 40 BPM for 10 minutes from 05:05.

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Merott @mero.tt · 08/08/2025

Now, if only you could find me a buyer? 😁

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Merott @mero.tt · 23/07/2025

Don't give your readers a stretched-out spring.

Illustration showing marketing copywriting advice with a spring metaphor. Shows a stretched-out spring on the left labeled 'To write powerful marketing copy...' and a compressed spring on the right labeled '...compress your message'

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Merott @mero.tt · 21/06/2025

And this is why I called 2025 the year of "ultimate growth" for me… Little did I know it would happen on Father's Day! 🥰

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Merott @mero.tt · 07/04/2025

Is this considered a webdev crime in 2025?

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Merott @mero.tt · 03/04/2025

It drives me insane that macOS treats clicks in the tiniest gaps between UI elements as 'outside' clicks, so this happens! 👇 Been this way forever—ironic for a company like Apple with strict accessibility guidelines on "sufficiently sized controls": developer.apple.com/design/human... Anyway… 🪫👋

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Merott @mero.tt · 23/01/2025

London Bridge was beautiful today on my way back from the office. The sky was so clear I could read the names of the buildings in Canary Wharf. That’s literally miles away (3, to be exact.)

View over London Bridge with the Shard, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf visible in the distance.

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Merott @mero.tt · 20/01/2025

I felt overwhelmed and confused while trying to design some new screens, so I procrastinated by making a logo. I'd say it was a productive use of my time, not because it will move the needle, but because it felt like meditation. 😇 Now I just need to break out of meditation mode! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 10/01/2025

I’m in tears. 🥹

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Merott @mero.tt · 18/12/2024

Interesting! This is how I do it for Polar Habits. 👇 Never had anyone feel offended by it, but quite a few people have told me they appreciate the discount.

Parity deal showing 30% discount available for Spain, with the messaging:

Hey there!

Seems like you're here from Spain.

We want the price of our Pro subscription to be fair and accessible to everyone. If you need it, you can get a 30% discount!

Options:

a) No need, thanks
b) Apply 30% discount

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Merott @mero.tt · 15/12/2024

How do you design a flexible CMS/website builder? I'm trying to figure out the best way to model the data for a hypothetical website like this one. Any tips or examples I should look at? #buildinpublic

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Merott @mero.tt · 13/12/2024

Let’s hear it!

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Merott @mero.tt · 12/12/2024

I’d have asked for your recommendation, but I knew what you’d say, so…

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Merott @mero.tt · 01/12/2024

In just a few weeks, my Bluesky followers count passed my Twitter following, which took me 3 years of weekly writing to build! It's known as a vanity metric, and to a large extent it's just that, but it also comes with a motivation boost and actual engagement from real people. Feeling grateful! ☺️

1841 followers on Twitter vs 1871 on Bluesky

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Merott @mero.tt · 30/11/2024

I want to give therapists access to @therapyspace.co while it's still a work in progress. To make myself feel better about letting potential customers try out an unfinished (but functional) product, I'm thinking of adding this banner to the top. What do you think? Good or bad idea? #buildinpublic

Banner text: TherapySpace is a new 🚀 Humble Moonshots™ project from Merott—still evolving, but ready for you to try!

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Merott @mero.tt · 29/11/2024

Who's building this?

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Merott @mero.tt · 28/11/2024

I set up a separate account to squat @merott.bsky.social, then I deactivated the account. As far as I can tell, that's enough to stop anyone from registering the social handle you don't want people to take. That said, it's also not a bad idea to explicitly direct people to your actual profile.

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Merott @mero.tt · 27/11/2024

I've been buying domains again! 🙈

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Merott @mero.tt · 27/11/2024

I'm loving the vibe of this platform! 🦋

Dan thanks Lars for sharing a link to his platform, Rare Big Deals, and they exchange gratitude for one another.

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Merott @mero.tt · 26/11/2024

I hope it happens in the reverse order! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 18/11/2024

What makes AI beings scary and dangerous isn't them turning into sentient villains trying to destroy us. No, it's much simpler than that. It's in how deceptively simple and convincing they can be while misleading us… Look at this demo conversation from AWS: github.com/awslabs/mult...

Travel Agent:
Okay. What's your preferred time of departure? You can say something like 8 am

You:
in the after noon

Travel Agent:
Okay. I have flight number A123 departing at 5:30am. The cost of this flight is $100, If you want to proceed with this, just say yes. Otherwise, say, get more options

You:
yes

Travel Agent:
Can I use the card on file ending in 3456 to make the reservation?

You:
yes

Travel Agent:
Great. I have you on the B123 to New York departing from Paris on 2024-07-23 at 6:30am. Your confirmation code is 48996.

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Merott @mero.tt · 14/11/2024

Saying goodbye to the bird… I wrote a script to delete my tweets because it's more satisfying to watch them getting plucked out one by one than having them deleted by a third-party service. Plus, it's free! 😛 Let's see how long it takes for X to hit its own rate limits! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 17/10/2023

Just started working on a new feature without any planning whatsoever because I've been stuck in analysis paralysis mode for a while and needed to just fu*@!#$ do it… 🚧 Work-in-progress… Public profiles coming to Polar Habits soon!

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Merott @mero.tt · 20/07/2023

Last year, I started tracking my habits with a spreadsheet that later turned into @polarhabits.com. It made sense to no one but me! 🤓 Today, I revamped that spreadsheet and turned it into a pretty cool template anyone could use! It could *almost* replace @polarhabits.com! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 17/07/2023

Adding the logotype too…

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Merott @mero.tt · 06/07/2023

The best kind of notification.

Stripe notification for a payment of $48

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Merott @mero.tt · 20/06/2023

Lots of people have asked for this! You can now pick the best time to get your reminders in Polar Habits! ⏰🔔

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Merott @mero.tt · 05/06/2023

This is what happens when you prioritise fun over important feature work! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 03/06/2023

I found a designer brand ladybug.

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Merott @mero.tt · 23/05/2023

When you spend an hour investigating a "bug"… Only to realise you got fooled by your own creation! 😅

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Merott @mero.tt · 22/05/2023

P.S. I don't know how some makers build things like this without writing tests. I'm driving myself crazy thinking about all the edge cases. GPT-4 is helping me with sanity checks against my test cases! 👌 It's amazing at understanding my code and the intentions within it! 🤯

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Merott @mero.tt · 21/05/2023

Yes or no? 😁

Changing handle from @merott.com → @mero.tt

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Merott @mero.tt · 21/05/2023

I can’t believe this creature exists, and I’ve only just learnt about it. (It’s an Axolotl, and cuteness aside, it can regenerate missing body parts, even organs, including parts of its brain! 🤯)

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Merott @mero.tt · 19/05/2023

I'm confused and overwhelmed, thinking about the possible scenarios and edge cases around managing habit phases in Polar Habits. For context, "habit phases" will allow users to evolve the frequency and intensity of their habits. Scale them up, down, or even pause them as they move through time! 📈

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Merott @mero.tt · 19/05/2023

Sharing the commitment to share counts as sharing too! 😜

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Merott @mero.tt · 18/05/2023

I really shouldn’t… 😅

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