30 Days of Building

The Four Languages App journey so far

January 19 - February 3, 2026

11
Build Days
2
Phases Done
1
Website Live
19
Days to Go

The journey

Phase 1: Foundation + Scan UI 100%
Day 1 Jan 19
Project kickoff
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  • Defined MVP V1 scope (8-week build plan)
  • Set up CLAUDE.md with protocols
  • Initial planning and architecture
Energy: 4/10
Day 2 Jan 20
App running on device
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  • Created Expo project with 5-tab navigation
  • Connected Supabase, installed dependencies
  • Four Languages branding applied
Energy: 5/10
Day 3 Jan 21
Database + components built
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  • 6 database tables with Row Level Security
  • Button, Card, Input, ProgressStepper components
  • Builder's Diary content strategy defined
Energy: 3/10
Phase 2: AI + Voice + Practices 100%
Day 4 Jan 22
Full AI scan flow working
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  • Authentication, 12-step diagnostic scan UI
  • Voice recording + AssemblyAI transcription
  • Claude AI Edge Function generating practices
  • Full scan-to-practices flow end-to-end
Energy: 5/10
Day 5 Jan 23
Messaging transformation
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  • Reframed from "dominant/neglected" to growth language
  • "Your results change as you grow" - core positioning
  • Phase 2 essentially complete - ahead of schedule
Energy: 6/10
Day 6 Jan 26
Dynamic AI scan architecture
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  • Full dynamic scan: Welcome, AI conversation, Diagnosis, Reframe, Practices, Growth Map
  • Voice-first UX with press-hold recording
  • App architecture crystallizing
Energy: 8/10
Day 7 Jan 27
Website launched
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  • thefourlanguages.com live with full design system
  • Pricing defined: DIY, Done-With-You, Human in the Loop
  • Built entire landing page on worst energy day
Energy: 2/10
Phase 3: Daily Tracking + Streaks 70%
Day 8 Jan 28
UI redesign + daily tracking
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  • Complete redesign: Daily, Practices, History pages
  • Practice completion tracking with increment/decrement
  • 4-language progress bars with textures
Energy: 3/10
Day 9 Jan 29
Organic textures + expandable cards
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  • Textured progress bars (each language shows organic texture)
  • Expandable practice cards on Daily page
  • Beautiful empty states with soul texture
  • Scan welcome redesigned - direct to beautiful flow
Energy: 5/10
Day 10 Jan 30
Rest + reflection
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  • Joined a panel on AI that reads emotions
  • Didn't write code. Did a lot of thinking
  • Planning around app's terms, conditions, and privacy decisions

The insight:

The problem with AI isn't the technology. It's when we stay inside the universe it creates.

—When we co-create emotions with AI and stay there.
—When we co-create a reality we don't want to leave.
—When we consent to our inner world being accessed, stored, and used - at the cost of being trapped in it.

All interactions should aim at a REAL WORLD manifestation.

The true ethics test of any AI product isn't about tech - it's if it makes the person's life outside the AI better.

This is exactly what I'm building into the Four Languages app. The practices aren't meant to be done IN the app - they're meant to push you back into your body, your relationships, your life.

We can use AI to isolate, or to connect with the world.

Rest day
Day 11 Feb 3
Scan redesign + pie chart
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  • Redesigned scan diagnosis with mirror/analysis format
  • Added language pie chart with tappable modals
  • TextureBloom animation for first practice completion
  • StreakDisplay component with 7-day history
  • Fixed scan timeout with retry logic
  • UI polish: removed emojis, nav bar icons only, monocolor cards
Energy: 6/10
Phase 4: History + Profile + Polish 10%
Mind

Mind - what was built

Day 2

App running on device

Day 4

AI scan flow complete

Day 7

Website launched

Day 8

Daily tracking live
Day 1
Planning Architecture Protocols
Day 2
Expo setup Navigation Supabase
Day 3
Database Components RLS
Day 4
AI scan flow Voice recording End-to-end
Day 5
Messaging Reframe Growth language
Day 6
Dynamic scan Voice UX Architecture
Day 7
Website Pricing Design system
Day 8
UI redesign Daily tracking Progress bars
Day 9
Organic textures Expandable cards Empty states
Day 10
Rest AI ethics panel Privacy planning
Day 11
Scan redesign Pie chart Animations
Heart

Heart - what was felt

Day 1 Day 30
connected processing creating drained accomplished at peace foggy in flow irritated purposeful angry aligned creative
Body

Body - what was honored

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Built through an entire luteal phase into period. Energy dipped to 2, but the work never stopped.

Cycle Days 19-29 → Day 1  ·  Late Luteal → Period arrived
The hardest phase to build in. She built anyway. Day 10: rest.

Soul

Soul - what guided

Before the build Pre-Day 1 context
Queen of Wands Rx

A collaboration ending. Partner conflict. Fundamentally exhausted. The Queen of Wands reversed asked: are you creating from your own fire, or burning yourself for others?

This card set the context for the entire build - creating something of her own.

Day 6 - Three-card spread Jan 26, 2026
Four of Pentacles Four of Wands Rx The Devil Rx

Body is gripping. Heart can't fully celebrate. But the chains are removable. Building my own foundation is the medicine - when I generate my own value, the grip releases, celebration deepens, and the chains fall away naturally.

"The chains are removable. I soften to celebrate."
Day 1
Letting go Own fire
Day 2
Momentum Creation
Day 3
Fog Endurance
Day 4
Flow state Alignment
Day 5
Purpose clarity Reframing
Day 6
Four of Pentacles Four of Wands Rx Devil Rx
Day 7
Anger Pushed through
Day 8
Exhaustion Creative mind
Day 9
Yoga Mind present Soul neglected
Day 10
Real world manifestation AI ethics Rest
Day 11
Mind dominant Tired but accomplished

The through-line:
Stop building for others. Build your own foundation.
The app build IS the soul's answer to the cards.