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Show HN: A 2.41kB breathing app that works in any network conditions

ihiep — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:35:14 +0000

Article URL: https://just-breathe.space/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45011987

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by ihiep in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)"

ihiep — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 02:39:31 +0000

I'm building Zenta, a small set of offline tools to help you focus and stay present.

And Flow – a terminal app that helps you track deep work without distractions. It runs locally, keeps things simple, and protects your attention instead of just counting time.

Made for developers who want calm, not noise.

GitHub:

- https://github.com/e6a5/zenta

- https://github.com/e6a5/flow

New comment by ihiep in "Rules of good writing (2007)"

ihiep — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 04:03:05 +0000

Writing isn’t about being remembered. It’s about helping others remember the ideas themselves.

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Flow – A Command-Line Tool for Deep Work"

ihiep — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:05:01 +0000

After building Zenta https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44394929, a tiny CLI tool to pause and breathe, I realized I needed more than awareness — I needed to protect my attention. So I made Flow: a minimalist tool that helps you stay with one task at a time. Start a session, focus, take a mindful pause, and end it with intention. No tracking. No metrics. Fully offline. Just one quiet boundary around your work. Zenta helped me return to the present. Flow helps me stay there.

Show HN: Flow – A Command-Line Tool for Deep Work

ihiep — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:54:03 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/e6a5/flow

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44434491

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:41:32 +0000

Thank you again to everyone who shared feedback here — it helped a lot. I took some time to reflect and wrote about why I built Zenta, and how mindfulness became part of my work: https://hieptran.me/posts/zenta/ Just wanted to share this in case it resonates with anyone else.

New comment by ihiep in "Why I Built Zenta – A Terminal Tool for Mindful Breathing"

ihiep — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:23:43 +0000

After building Zenta, a small tool to help me pause and breathe during work, I felt the need to write down the story behind it. It’s not just about the tool — it’s about what changed in me: how presence, breath, and simple philosophy became part of my life as a developer. I’m sharing this in case it resonates with someone else on a similar path.

Why I Built Zenta – A Terminal Tool for Mindful Breathing

ihiep — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:23:43 +0000

Article URL: https://hieptran.me/posts/zenta/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44412203

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:43:35 +0000

Why connect it to Claude, when it already connects you to the universe through your breath?

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 16:34:11 +0000

Honestly, I spent a whole day trying it, but it doesn't work for me. Zenta's way is simple: notice you're stuck in thoughts, return to your breath, then continue working with awareness.

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:20:47 +0000

Thank you both for this feedback! You're right. I made a mistake by not testing thoroughly enough. I was being overly conservative based on assumptions rather than actual testing. Your detailed feedback about $TERM values and real-world tmux usage is exactly what I needed. I should have tested more environments before making assumptions about terminal compatibility. Thanks for keeping me honest and helping improve Zenta!

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:58:03 +0000

Runs offline. Powered by consciousness. :)

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:54:29 +0000

Great idea! Just fixed this. Now when you rename zenta to relax, all help messages automatically show "relax" instead of "zenta". Available in v0.3.2. Thanks!

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:31:44 +0000

The best breath is the one you notice, not the one you're told to take.

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:22:41 +0000

Beautiful idea! I’ll explore how to let the breath respond to your keys.

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 12:30:06 +0000

Whether spa or rock, both return you to now.

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:45:56 +0000

It is only what it is. Thank you for seeing

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:19:08 +0000

Update: Just released v0.3.1 with Terminal.app compatibility fixed! The tool now auto-detects your terminal and adapts gracefully. You'll see a beautiful progressive breathing animation that flows like: Inhale: · → ○ → ●○○ → ●●●● (building up) Exhale: ●●●● → ●○○ → ○ → · (releasing down) Try the latest version - it should breathe beautifully on Terminal.app now. Thanks for helping make mindfulness accessible to everyone!

New comment by ihiep in "Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users"

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:52:41 +0000

Thanks for the feedback! You're right. I haven’t tested it on Terminal.app yet. It works well on iTerm2 and most Linux terminals, but I’ll review it on Terminal.app soon and update the tool or the README to reflect compatibility. Really appreciate you pointing that out.

Show HN: Zenta – Mindfulness for Terminal Users

ihiep — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:28:28 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/e6a5/zenta

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44394929

Points: 203

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