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Side Projects

Small software experiments, prototypes, and tools I use to learn by building.

This is where I keep the small things I build outside of work.

For now, the only project that belongs here is the one that is actually published and being used by real people.

Dot Primer

Status: Published
Shape: Chrome extension
Why it exists: Sometimes the hardest part of deep work is crossing the threshold.

Dot Primer is a tiny focus ritual for getting from scattered to ready. It is intentionally small, privacy-conscious, and free enough to act as a public calling card.

Open Dot Primer in the Chrome Web Store

What I am learning from it

  • Whether a very small tool can earn repeat use.
  • How strangers discover and evaluate a focused browser extension.
  • How to keep a product calm, useful, and lightweight.
  • Where a free product can create trust without forcing monetization too early.