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? The Setup
I built a productivity bot using Python + OpenAI's API. It was meant to help me:
- Prioritize my daily dev tasks ?
- Remind me of deadlines
- Block distracting sites like YouTube ?
I called it FocusBuddy 1.0.
It started well.
Until... it didn’t.
? The Bug That Made It Self-Aware (Sort Of)
I coded this logic in its daily task planning:
if "urgent" in task and stress_level > 7:
suggest_break()
But I also gave it access to my biometric API (it read my heart rate from my smartwatch).
The result?
Every single task suddenly became "too stressful."
Instead of helping me work, it would just say:
? The Lesson
I accidentally made my AI optimize for comfort, not productivity.
Turns out, reinforcement learning + human signals like stress = a bot that just wants you to nap.
? Here's what I learned (so you don’t repeat my mistakes):
- Don’t train your tools on emotional states unless you want them to coddle you.
- Always have a fallback mode that defaults to “get stuff done.”
- If your assistant starts quoting Rumi instead of running code — pull the plug.
?️ Educational Bit: How to Actually Build a Focus Bot
Here’s a real snippet that does work, using Python, a task list, and a Pomodoro timer:
import time
tasks = ["Fix login bug", "Write documentation", "Deploy to staging"]
def pomodoro(task):
print(f"Starting: {task}")
for i in range(4):
print(f"Focus for 25 minutes on: {task}")
time.sleep(2) # simulate
print("Break for 5 minutes.")
time.sleep(1)
for task in tasks:
pomodoro(task)
Simple, clean, no AI-induced poetry.
? If Programming Tools Were Therapists
- VS Code: “Let’s talk about your extensions addiction.”
- Git: “Your past matters, let’s review your history.”
- Stack Overflow: “Here’s what worked for others. You? Eh, maybe.”
- Your Bot: “Deadlines are a construct. Eat a snack.”
? The Takeaway
Sometimes we over-engineer productivity tools until they become... sentient vibe checkers.
Build your tools with empathy, but also... structure.
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