So I figured I’d try building this thing called “woundback” yesterday. Basically wanted something to track what I messed up during the day so I could fix it later. Started scribbling on a notepad first – old school style.
The First Try
Grabbed my laptop around 9 AM thinking this would be easy. Just needed somewhere to type mistakes. Wrote like five lines of code in Python for a text file logger. Felt real proud hitting save. Tried running it. Bam! Syntax error. Forgot a damn colon somewhere.
Patching Holes
Fixed that colon. Then realized it just kept overwriting yesterday’s mistakes. Total crap. Added timestamp code copied from StackOverflow (don’t judge). That worked until noon when my cat stepped on the power strip. Lost three hours of work. Should’ve saved more often.
The Mobile Disaster
Thought maybe phone would be better. Installed this app builder thing. Designed buttons to mark mistakes – “work stuff”, “personal crap”, “whatever”. Looked decent until I tested notifications. My phone started buzzing nonstop like a beehive at 3 PM. Had to uninstall the whole mess.
What actually worked:
- Pen and paper for fast notes
- Phone alarms for checking mistakes hourly
- Closing all browser tabs during “fix it” time
By 8 PM I finally got somewhere. Made a combo: scribble mistakes on paper during day, type into spreadsheet at night. Added color coding – red for urgent fixes, yellow for “maybe later”, green for done. Looks like kindergarten art project but functions.
Real Talk Though
Tracked 17 mistakes today. Ate junk food while working. Promised to call mom – forgot again. Spent two hours scrolling trash videos. But hey, fixed three things from yesterday. Baby steps. Turns out woundback works best when you keep it stupid simple. No fancy apps needed. Just honesty and looking back without beating yourself up.
