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Hi friend 👋,

If you've been reading this newsletter for a while, you may recall that I proposed a browser-based research sources graph as my college graduation project idea. I now see that my mental over-engineering was entirely unnecessary. Nowadays, information can be found just about anywhere on the web, and the pace of change is unprecedented. Two separate studies conducted with a 10-day interval between them are more likely to yield complementary and improved results. So, the situation became extremely fluid and dynamic. We'll need new tools and a new way of thinking about internet navigation if we're going to adjust to this new pace and keep our knowledge structured.

It's easy to presume you're also one of those folks who have fifty browser tabs open at once. Why? 4-5 of them are probably our inboxes, calendars, to-do items and 2-3 of them are probably social media or news sources. Therefore, we do not close them, as the data contained within them is dynamic. But how many of those are articles you meant to read but just couldn't make the time for? At the moment, mine is somewhere around 20. It's a constant source of stress, and I'd rather do without it until the moment comes when I actually do need it.

Today, heyday is our product.

Heyday is nothing more than your browser history on steroids. It is a browser add-on that tracks your internet activity. Do you want to show your coworker the fantastic video you saw yesterday but couldn't find? No worries, you may search Heyday for videos and it will list them all separately. You read an article about cryptocurrency a week ago but couldn't find it again? Simply searching in Heyday will bring up everything you've read about that topic. It even suggests fresh sources if it detects that you are on a specific topic based on your search history. I go through phases where I'm infatuated with a single topic and want to learn everything I can about it. I did this for macroeconomics last year and wish I had Heyday at the time to curate my sources.

Sure, reviewing one's browser history isn't an unresolved problem; however, the solution we've settled on is awful. No one enjoys digging through the browser's settings, history, and useless links to finally get on something useful. Building a sophisticated search engine around this and modifying the UI significantly improves the user experience. Heyday follows the same paradigm as screen-recording software, calendar software, and even email clients. The fact that these routine tasks have native client implementations that are made for everyone is not very considerate. Focusing on these experiences constantly reveals fresh business potential.

We’ll talk again tomorrow.

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