Ask HN: I'm looking for beta users for a mental health and motivational bot

1 points by danfrost 8 years ago | 6 comments

I have built a bot version of a daily gratitude checkin which will expand to cover all areas of life that you want to work on. It works on noticing opportunities instead of setting goals.

If you have goals or habits you want to develop, this bot could help. I've found it hugely useful in keeping my mood up and keeping me focused on long term objectives even when stressed and distracted.

It would work for sports, career, education, family or anything else you want to improve.

Ping me on twitter - https://twitter.com/danfrost - if you're interested in being a beta user for this, and help me make a truly useful bot mentor.

[Edit] The bot is current a facebook messenger bot but will be a native app soon, when the details of the chat content are worked out.

BlackLotus89 8 years ago |

So is this a twitter bot or why should we write to you on twitter? The bot could be interesting, but if this means having to have a twitter profile it negates (for me) the positive impact it could have (I find twitter more of a nuisance and distraction).

danfrost 8 years ago | |

It's a facebook messenger bot at the moment but it'll be native app eventually when the details of the chat content are ironed out. I hope to continue the FB bot being free forever, but it depends how it pans out..

gus_massa 8 years ago |

Is a "mental health" bot regulated by the FDA? IANAL but perhaps you should avoid the "health" part and say it's only a motivational bot.

danfrost 8 years ago | |

Thanks - good point. I need to change the phrasing.

DocTomoe 8 years ago |

Whenever I enter @danfrost, I get a "Dan Frost" with the handle @danfrostgolf. Is that you?

danfrost 8 years ago | |

No - this is me: https://twitter.com/danfrost