I Spent Years Optimizing Servers, But Forgot to Optimize My Own Life.

I’ve spent the last few years writing about Event-Driven Architecture, Kafka, and WebSockets. I love building systems that handle millions of requests without crashing.

But recently, I realized the one system that was crashing... was me.

As a father and a developer, my personal "RAM" was full. I wanted to track my health, journal my thoughts, and remember the funny things my kid said. But let's be real—at the end of a 10-hour coding session, I had zero energy to open a health app and tap through five menus just to log that I drank a glass of water.

So, the data was lost. The memories faded. My "personal logs" were empty.

I decided to fix it. Not with a complex Notion template, but with code.

The "Zero-Friction" Solution

I asked myself: What is the lowest latency input method for humans? It’s not typing. It’s voice.

I built Chela.io. It’s an app that acts like an ingestion layer for my brain. I don't categorize. I don't organize. I just speak.

How I Use It (The "Dad" Workflow)

Here is what happened yesterday. I was exhausted, but I wanted to log my day. Instead of typing, I just held the button and said:

Here is what Chela did with that 10-second audio:

It didn’t just save the audio; it structured the data.

Why This Matters

I didn't build this to be the next "Unicorn AI startup." I built it because I was tired of forgetting my own life.

I wanted a Second Brain that didn't feel like homework.

If you are a working professional, a parent, or just someone who feels like their brain has too many open tabs, I’d love for you to try it. It’s the first system I’ve built that prioritizes peace of mind over throughput.

You can download it here and let me know if it helps you clear your cache: