The Intentional Hourglass®
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From drifting to intentional, in 3 minutes a day.

A micro self-coaching framework for capable people running on defaults.

Spot your current default. Build a 3-minute daily loop. Leave with a one-line re-entry plan you can actually keep.

The problem

The 'Fine' Trap

Looking fine on the outside costs you on the inside.

The culprit is running on unchecked defaults, not lack of effort.

Symptoms
Functioning, drifting, reacting, numb
Cause
Unchecked defaults, not lack of effort
Reframe
Design patterns; beats relying on motivation

The method

The Loop (3 minutes / day)

  1. 1

    Sow

    Intention

    In the next 2–5 days, I'm seeding calm, honesty, clarity, focus, courage or connection.

  2. 2

    Set

    Commitment

    I will [action] at [time] for 10 minutes - plus a 2-minute backup plan.

  3. 3

    See

    Nurture

    Truth: right now, I notice ___. Need: body, space or relationships.

  4. 4

    Stitch

    Reinforcement

    Make it harder to fail: calendar it, tell one person, remove one friction, shrink by 80%.

  5. 5

    Ask

    Reflect

    What did I do for me today? Review without judgement.

Begin your first loop

Early voices

What people say

“It gave me language for the tension I was ignoring.”
Designer, early member
“Three minutes, but it changed the shape of my morning.”
Founder, early member
“I stopped pretending I was fine and started tending to it.”
Engineer, early member

Pricing

Start free. Grow as you go.

Placeholder tiers while pricing is finalized. The core loop will always be free.

Free

$0/forever

Run the daily loop and keep a short history.

  • ✓Daily guided loop
  • ✓7-day history
  • ✓Streak tracking
Start free

Member

$12/per month

The full practice for building a steadier rhythm.

  • ✓Everything in Free
  • ✓Unlimited history
  • ✓AI coaching chat mode
  • ✓Weekly reflection summaries
Join as a member

Annual

$108/per year

Commit to the year and save two months.

  • ✓Everything in Member
  • ✓Yearly intention archive
  • ✓Priority support
Join yearly

Your next reset is tomorrow

Replay the loop for 3 minutes a day.

Start the loop