This page features my personal analysis of how my project has been going so far.

• Write about finding a path in this overwhelming field both with knowledge and finding people.

This project started with the idea to conclude my CMD education with something to question everything I've done so far and as a sense of direction for what kind of designer I will be after these four years.

The sense that there is a problem, was easily established, but it was challenging to pinpoint this down to something. I could have completely ignored smartphones and try to introduce mindfulness through another technology to help people, but I wanted to challenge myself and I thought it was important for a student like me, to fully understand what I am exactly working with.

So far, I learned tons about the technology which shaped the image of tech I have and widens my perspective as a designer. I also learned about mindfulness and the daily integration of it, which helped me outside of my professional individuality.

• Write about the complexity of reaching the target audience.

Though I'm very satisfied with the challenge I gave myself, i didn't anticipate the struggle with finding the exact target audience because of two reasons that i should have predicted:

1. These people are trying to stay offline. Reaching out on subreddits or discord is worsening the problem in a sense.
2. It's a bit harder to physically reach out to out, this is something I'd do in places like the AUAS/HvA Buildings.

• Write about understanding the paradoxes and complexities of mindful behavior

This whole project seems to be trying to balance various aspects. Using technology to help people with the reduction of technology; Enabling people to be mindful and let them have a natural initiation of mindfulness, while also trying to make them realize why it could be useful; Having people be able to customize, but also provide guidance, structures and advice.