PREFACE & LIVE PUBLIC DRAFT NOTICE.

Here in this part 2 - the meat and bones of this concept IP. As disclaimer again, this is my own idea, and this as Live Public declaration draft as such - I am willing to share my thoughts as soon as I feel confident at sharing them. Consequently - the writings aren't perfect. At least not yet. Incomplete passages, split / missing connections between phrases, typo’s to name a few.

I have begun manually “stamping” this article series' URL into the Internet’s Wayback Machine as a way for historic “imprint”. That way, I hope prove as evidence that this indeed started exactly on the hour, and date manually stamped.

Use of AI Statement. For context and clarity, throughout this entire channel (yes entirety, including prior book, and YouTube channel) have NOT relied on any sort of AI or generative tools at all for writing my content. I am my own "one-man" channel and I have not sought any support on third party marketers, proof readers, checkers, buying fake traffic bots ~ none what-so-ever. For original authorship evidence and statement please click here (scroll to point #5).  HOWEVER as for this "concept" idea here - does necessitate some AI concepts. But the what and how? Is where I simply I do not know. What I do know is that this entire product IP would be next to useless without it. 

Having said all that let’s begin.

In Part 1….

I contextualised my app around the idea that journalling - at least in retrospect off my own - is a mental encoding/decoding exercise subject to loathsome routines not without their own inherent biases. The "bias" here is what I refer to as an intentional, “closed-loop” conversation system, that journalling is at best - is a closed conversation platform. That is - encoding and decoding - back to the writer.  Nobody, as an "outside" interpreter from an unbiased view is ever allowed. Hence I realise that another “perspective” or "observer" is needed.

This does take some time explaining. Please expect heavy re-writing(s). Apologies for the hassle. 

Suffice to say that privately on the inside - nobody is perfect. How well “should” one care about the self after all depends on how one wishes to write about our selves. That right there - I believe - rationalizes need for another unbiased entity, willingly by consent obviously,and completely observational in its ability, and without judgment not to belittle ~ comes in. With “who” exactly? That - is where AI agent implementation sets in, someway shape or form.

A clear reason for this is analytical and agentic ability, to reflect to assess and research, on the user's behalf. I implored that given the nuances of nutrition, and its Science, before then exorbitant expenses one typically undergo for “self improvement” lifestyle, akin to Quantified Self movement~ eg nutrigenomics consult + on going other consults and tests, excluding “gadgetry” ~ all quickly amounts to another full-time job.  Can we really “remind” ourselves what we've written? A day, a week a month or perhaps year - later? By intuition and speculation perhaps. But objectively by evidence - most probably not. Daily life and hustles are already hectic enough as is. Even PhDs researchers, names need not mentioned but channels whom I look up to over the years - couldn't even remember, when asked what one had for breakfast. (Fun fact: the only thing I never forget is that I will always include eggs in almost in everything I eat for twenty+ odd years).

So that - wraps up what was disclosed in Part 1.

The What

The What - Context, Landscape & Peers

Health and/or “fitness” as seen and decoded here throughout this concept initiative since its beginnings 10 years ago - is much less of a fixed outcome. But rather a lifelong side effect at maintaining pledges towards self-authenticity.

“Side effect’ here requires as one expects, an enforced change of habits, on how one rationalises consumption decisions.

The so called “Clean eating”, “Healthy vs “not healthy” semantic subscriptions and narratives ~ likely predispose users to feel a certain obligation to align to a certain environment. That, which in returns, reinforces a persona they wish to aspire to.

But an unspoken question within this aspiration is - is that really, what the user "wants"?  Hyper inclusivity by force? Sugar-coating their own mistakes?

If journalling is all about empowerment and affirming to that as self-accountability, then how would one have to face one's own prior or grave guilts or mistakes? 

Further, detailing what supplements one took, pain / tolerance journalling during fitness training, notes on gut distension, and so on - all these cumulatively tolls the user. And it's only a matter of time that nutrition journalling soon becomes a chore and just yet another digital fatigue to add  onto a "wellness" stack of other app(s). Eg. Dr Peter Attia's "Zero" for fasting. Cronometer for macro nutrient calculator. Levels for 24/7 continuous CGM, so on and so forth.

This App, is envisioned to be unlike its peers - that it aims to be (somehow) free of branding alignment bias typical to that as a health or fitness "narrative" per-se. Light, fluffy clouds, "tech(y)" purple and blue hazy gradient meshes, soft yellows, pastels...all these are overly done and promote restrictive frame of mind that likewise enforces Socrate's classical oath "first do no harm".

Rather,  it permits the user the environment that he/she is willing to be comfortable with.

So how would I imagine this?  I would speculate that:

1. The interface be customizable, to a degree at least within UX conventions that the user then recoordinate a colour scheming of the interface as however they so choose.
2. And 2 ~ proper onboarding / welcoming experience, Q&A based, to set up and truly personalise the experience so that the right environment is catered for and from - the user's input. This is where I shall admit - AI feature to come into place; to empathise by preparing and tailoring the user's visual comfort. Here I would imagine the AI to analyse the response received and then tailor/skin the UI for the user.

If there. is one very loose analogy to this would be a perceived influence off a design philosophy known as "Utilitarianism". Remnants of stylistic influences / perhaps stemming by its typography and design elements first and foremost - from highly "functional" environments and contexts. Eg. fax machines. type writers. Print test pages. Barcodes. This however, remains only at best an early indicative influence and is not by any means a "locked in" decision.

This passage shall once again be revised overtime.

At a glance

Not a macro or micro’s calculator. But a journalling app catered for nutrition insights with biometric inputs.  This app is envisioned to be an upgrade over the existing Google® template previously offered bi-annually releases or six month iterations.

The tool allows daily metric inputs starting with fasting glucose levels, ketones, weight readings [upon rising + after training]. As well ~ entires allocated on intake of macro or micronutrient supplementations taken in a variety of sub-contexts (eg. After rising, before training, or at specified time period).

A Conventional, 3-time-slot based (mornings, afternoons and evenings) journaling entries are provided with secondary entries dedicated for:

1. micro / macronutrient supplementation journalling.
2. Fitness and exercise training journal.

All entries are posited to have a rich text (RTE) formatting facility.

The Who

Demographics, user base and persona. Adults aged 20+, middle income, gender/culture/religion agnostics.

< more collateral /design artifact commencing soon > A sample persona (initially generated by AI but heavily re-written for re-contextualization) is provided below alongside the customer lead capture journey mapping.

The How

Here I discuss and elaborate the user journey samples, various Widgets to summarise the app’s surface functionalities.

The Pages and/or View(s)

Generally there are two (2) visual views that User can navigate the web app.

1. The Dashboard view where the moveable  user Blocks / Widgets reside
2. The Detailed view ~ is where each Block / Widget is shown in detail, occupying the entire screen.

The user Blocks / widgets

These blocks and/or widgets are movable components that can be placed on the user’s Dashboard Grid; allowing modularity and customisation. These can be placed or occupying the Grid as:

1. A row spanning multiple columns (up to four)
2. An individual cell

At the time of writing this, depending on the responsive layout / state of the web app (Desktop, tablet and tablet) the Grid layout comprises of

1. 3x3 (desktop)
2. 2x2 (tablet)
3. 1 (column) x up to 4 rows each with sliding arrows to indicate segmented view of information for readibility.

The following lists the Widgets that are move-able, in the order of (expected/ anticipated) usage priority :

1. The Entry
   1. Comprises of three time sub-blocks Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings. RTE text input.
   2. Additional entries include:
      1. Biometrics - glucose readings, pre or post (selectable) weight readings, fasting ketones (optional).  RTE text input.
      2. Training/exercises notes - RTE text input.
      3. Supplement usage notes - RTE text input.
2. The Calendar
   1. Condensed view of the Date, Day, Week (Mo-Su), Month indicator including Year. Left and arrow keys for navigation.
   2. There is a “view more” CTA which takes the user to the Detailed Widget view
3. At-a-glance mini graphical statistics
   1. Acting as front hero statistics displaying (dynamic) feedback return on the entries inputted thus far.  The following is only an indicative sample that may not be generally applied across all users, dependent on the context and/or questions gathered during the Onboarding process.
      1. Last 7 days trend: fasting glucose, fasting ketones,
      2. “Newly introduced variable” - a short reminder over a newly recognised / recently added - repeating information. (Truncated text display of no more than three lines worth before auto truncation.
   2. There is a “view more” CTA which takes the user to the Detailed Widget view

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