Preset and custom sessions survive backgrounding and refreshes using timestamp-based state.
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Productivity · Web/PWA
ThriveCove
A calm focus system where completed work becomes visible progress inside a living digital aquarium.
Why it exists
Make focused time feel tangible.
Timers are useful, but they can feel abstract. ThriveCove connects honest focus sessions to a persistent aquarium: complete work, earn resources, grow fish, unlock items and shape a cove that reflects accumulated effort.
Current capabilities
Fish, plants, decorations, backgrounds and draggable cove arrangement persist with the account.
Focus sessions earn feed, Discovery Tickets and collection progress with transparent rules.
Email/password accounts with PostgreSQL persistence and per-user browser caching.
Optional task selection and session logging while preserving existing task notes.
Session history, weekly reflection, data export and retry tools for task sync.
Product principle
Reward consistency without punishing absence.
The aquarium is designed as positive reinforcement. Fish do not die, decay or punish the user for time away; the system rewards completed focus instead of creating anxiety about maintaining a virtual pet.