Hey Product Hunt 👋
It started as a joke: I gave out “Touched Grass” badges to random people on X when they actually went outside 🌱
People loved it, so I turned it into a tiny tool!
You can create and share badges for things like:
- touching grass 🌿
- shipping 🚀
- marketing 📣
- hiking 🥾
or basically any activity you want
Each badge comes with a shareable link with a nice social preview, so it looks great on X, Slack, Discord, or anywhere else.
Have fun!
and go touch some grass 😉
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Wow, I love this! The badge idea is so fun and a great way to celebrate small wins. How customizable are the badges, could I add my company logo?
Badges are currently not customizable, but might add this option. How would you imagine company logo on the badge? Instead of the emoji or full logo?
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I’m I right in thinking that there’s actually a fair bit of deliberate positivity to put into it?! It’s very mental health positive rather than just a bit of a giggle. It’s smart
@luke_glover you are right! I believe touching grass is something everyone should do as much as possible! So this is my little part of being net positive for the world :)
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@builditn0w only because I’m looking to launch an app with a potential mental health benefit to it; did you deliberately undersell that side of your app? You’ve obviously done very well and I’m guessing the tone of the marketing has something to do with that, so did you think that putting too much emphasis on it would do less well? Or is it that you thought playful and less serious was a better route to success? You’ve done a great job whatever thought went into it
@luke_glover Being too serious about it was actually never in my thinking, it all started as a joke when I gave out badges to people on X so I just continued the playful style :)
Depending on how big your app impacts mental health I think it is better to be serious, but maybe you can market some aspects of it in a playful way. Good luck with the launch! :)
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Lol, this is so simple but I love it. I feel like there's a lot more that can be done here. Like a "feed of grass" etc. Simple concept but awesome job brining it to life @builditn0w!
If people like this, maybe there’s a real underlying need here? Maybe many IT specialists forget or are too lazy to just go for a walk and have completely disconnected from real life. I just realized that for the past week I’ve only gone outside to the store, and even that just to walk there instead of ordering delivery.
What if you create a motivation app that generates small “tasks” for you, like “go outside and touch some grass.” You go and mark it as completed, automatically get a badge for the achievement. You could use AI to recognize the surrounding environment and personalize tasks: for those who live by the sea — go for a swim, for those in the forest — take a walk in the woods. Task difficulty could range from 1 minute to several days and gradually increase, drawing the user in. Kind of a subtle motivator for a healthier and happier life.
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Wow, I love this! The badge idea is so fun and a great way to celebrate small wins. How customizable are the badges, could I add my company logo?
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@jaydev13 happy you like it :)
Badges are currently not customizable, but might add this option. How would you imagine company logo on the badge? Instead of the emoji or full logo?
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@luke_glover you are right! I believe touching grass is something everyone should do as much as possible! So this is my little part of being net positive for the world :)
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@luke_glover Being too serious about it was actually never in my thinking, it all started as a joke when I gave out badges to people on X so I just continued the playful style :)
Depending on how big your app impacts mental health I think it is better to be serious, but maybe you can market some aspects of it in a playful way. Good luck with the launch! :)
Today I touched the "Upvote" button at 255 points 😉
Such a playful idea. Good job, Lars!
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@shahza1bmushtaq Thank you Shah appreciate your support!
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Lol, this is so simple but I love it. I feel like there's a lot more that can be done here. Like a "feed of grass" etc. Simple concept but awesome job brining it to life @builditn0w!
P.S. I really wish I could embed my badge (https://www.touched-grass.com/u/ALtiGwc91h)
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@gabe Thank you Gabe, appreciate the words :)
There is definitely a lot more I want to add. Embedding is noted and I am working on it!
Such a fun idea lol! I wish there were some badges to do with petting & kissing my doggie!
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@nicole_h94 there is already this badge: https://www.touched-grass.com/badges/dogs and I just shipped this one: https://www.touched-grass.com/badges/kissed-dog
have fun :)
If people like this, maybe there’s a real underlying need here? Maybe many IT specialists forget or are too lazy to just go for a walk and have completely disconnected from real life. I just realized that for the past week I’ve only gone outside to the store, and even that just to walk there instead of ordering delivery.
What if you create a motivation app that generates small “tasks” for you, like “go outside and touch some grass.” You go and mark it as completed, automatically get a badge for the achievement. You could use AI to recognize the surrounding environment and personalize tasks: for those who live by the sea — go for a swim, for those in the forest — take a walk in the woods. Task difficulty could range from 1 minute to several days and gradually increase, drawing the user in. Kind of a subtle motivator for a healthier and happier life.