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Late No More - Never be late again, built by a team with ADHD

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Being late sucks. Most calendar apps don't give notifications that stand out to ADHD brains. Late No More gives notifications that escalate in intensity as it gets closer to the start time. If you ignore the popups, you'll get verbal alerts (or a song).

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Jeremy Nagel
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I built Late No More because being late for meetings was becoming very problematic for me (I got fired from a job because of it). I have ADHD and it’s way too easy for me to see a notification for a calendar appointment, space out and then forget about the meeting for five minutes. Sometimes I hit Dismiss instead of Snooze and never show up to the meeting at all. My experience is that most calendar apps aren’t built for an ADHD brain like mine. I decided to build a Mac app that would help me and hopefully other people show up on time. Late-No-More gives you notifications that make sense. A notification 15 minutes before to remind you to prepare: this one is easy to dismiss A notification 2 minutes before to remind you to actually join the dang meeting - this one is not easy to dismiss ‍ As the time gets closer to the meeting, the notification gets more and more obnoxious. It changes colour and starts playing annoying motivating sound effects. The goal is to get you to join the meeting 2 minutes early. Once you’re in the meeting, the app asks you to set an intention - what do you want to learn/share during this meeting? I’ve gotta admit that not only am I frequently late for meetings, I’m also frequently multitasking/distracting. Reflecting on it, what’s the point of showing up for the meeting if I’m not going to be there mentally as well? I’ve started declining invites to irrelevant meetings with 50 people in them. If the purpose of the meeting is for me to absorb information, I’d rather listen back to the recording at 2x speed. ‍For the meetings that I do choose to attend, I want to give them my full attention: camera on, no other apps, listening intently. That’s really hard for my brain but it’s not impossible. It starts with aligning my motivation: why do I want to show up for the meeting? Hopefully it’s an engaging meeting. If not, that’s ok - I can treat it as an opportunity to train my focus muscle and use the tactics that work for me - clearing distractions from my desk, taking notes and sometimes playing with a fidget toy if I need to (“Busy hands, quiet mind” right?).
Mallory Musallam
@jeremy_nazgul my maan. This sounds awesome. I love that the adhd community is getting more and more love.
Paul Pamfil
Hah, why didn't I had this earlier, this is looking very promising. Congrats!
Louis Cirignano
@paul_pamfil Cause they were late 😁🤣
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@paul_pamfil @fam_socialfinance lol yeah this was meant to launch three months ago 😅
Louis Cirignano
@jeremy_nazgul Better late than never, congratulations! Looks like you have an interesting product!😊
Gabriel Nori
Congrats on the product launch! 🎉 This is such an incredible app and I'm sure it’s going to be life-changing for so many people who have trouble being on time. I'm curious to know how it has worked for others -- could you share any success stories or use cases? 🤔 Fantastic work and best of luck with Late No More! 💪
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@gabriel_nori thanks :) It's definitely made a big difference to me personally - I've been 2 minutes early for most of my meetings as a result of using it. I'm hoping one of our alpha testers will jump in and share their experience too.
Michael Kimpton
@gabriel_nori I have a terrible habit of being late for meetings. My team mates would often joke about it saying he'll be here in 5 mins we'll kick off without him. I was using other tools like Slacks office calendar integration and setting up reminders on outlook, but they are passive and hide away in the background. I started using Late No More and it forces me to wrap up what I'm doing on time, that could be coding, speaking to another team member, making a cup of coffee whatever. I'm no longer the punch line in the joke and I'm making my meetings on time.
Ivano Aquilano
Hey, congrats on the launch! 🎉 I actually have a minor ADHD and once I'm fully engaged in something, it becomes quite challenging for me to transition back to reality. :) What strategies or plans do you have in mind to address and enhance the app in the future?
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@ivano_aquilano thanks same here. Time blindness is a problem for me! For Late No More, we'll probably do a mobile app + potentially watch apps in the future. You might be interested in the other product we're building too: focusbear.io which has pomodoro mode + distraction blocking.
Made Savitra, M.D
Definitely looking forward for the Android mobile adaptation of this App! Such a great initiative behind it, as someone with ADHD myself I needed something like this
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@madesavitra cool hopefully we'll be able to get a mobile version working soon :)
Vlad Golub
As an ADHD individual, I find this super helpful. It would be cool if Late No More could suggest the best travel routes to your appointments, taking into account traffic and public transport schedules.
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@realvladgolub this makes a lot of sense. I'll look at how we can incorporate this in the next version.
Nuno Reis
Oh wow this seems quite interesting! I can imagine some people would be annoyed, but here's the good thing. You didn't build this for everyone, you buiilt it for those who need it, and that is amazing! Congrats on the launch! :D
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@nuno_ms_reis haha true. It's annoying if you don't have a problem with being punctual and helpful if you do.
Nacho Franchini
This is useful. I am always hitting the dismiss button on my calendars. Any windows version coming soon? +1 for the bear logo +1 for the video
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@ifranchini yeah planning to do windows soon
Rana Phool
Wow! Late No More looks like a great way to stay on top of appointments and events!
Peyt Spencer Dewar
Congrats on launching! Saw a previous iteration was in beta for iOS. What's the status?
Jeremy Nagel
Maker
@psd Late No More is only on Mac right now. Our other product, Focus Bear (distraction blocker + morning routines), is cross platform - still beta on iOS though (hopefully it will get approved by Apple soon so we can get off TestFlight).
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