@bethanymarz
My apps tell me I'm a top 5% LinkedIn user, top 1% ChatGPT user, and top 0.5% Taylor Swift listener in 2025.
Um… so what?
Year-in-review stats are fun, but mostly useless. But this year, ChatGPT did one thing differently: It prompted us to talk back.
I decided to ask about my toughest moments this year...and then what we could build in 60 minutes to make next year better.
One hour later, I had a working prototype for "Bethany’s Load Balancer," a tiny mood-tracking app I can actually use.
For me, this was a profound shift.
Instead of being handed a highlight reel about my behavior, I turned my own data into something I could actually use. And that feels like a much better place to start.
More on this in today's post: https://hardmodefirst.xyz/your-year-in-review-isnt-for-you