One question,
many attempts.

The first attempt. A phone interface with one simple question before you unlock: do you know what you want to do right now?

Most phone use falls into two categories — with a goal, or without one. Space was interested in that second category. Acting from stimulation and impulse, not intention. What if the phone asked before letting you in?

The vision expanded. Technology as a path to peace. Not less screen time — more meaning. Grounded explicitly in the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh and the practice of Plum Village.

Two tools emerged: Loomy, which interrupts the automatic reach for the phone with a gentle invitation to feel — and Forgetful Phone, which simply removes the noise.

The most rigorous chapter. Five semi-structured interviews with long-term mindfulness practitioners in Plum Village. From their words: requirements, interaction specifications, information architecture, and two low-fidelity prototypes evaluated in focus groups.

The core flow emerged: STOP → check-in with what is → can I be with it? → if yes: breathe → if no: get support, do something joyful, or rest deeply.

The current evolution. Not an app. An ambient companion. It knows your patterns because you consciously mapped them. At 14:20, after lunch, it doesn't notify — it invites: "You said this morning that stillness matters. What do you notice right now?"

Built on a radical premise: consciousness itself is the territory worth mapping. Not productivity metrics. The full, living, multilayered reality of being human.