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Having a _clear_ **Product Roadmap** is ***essential***
to help ***everyone*** _focus_
on our collective **goal**.
on our _collective **goal**_.

### _Public_?
### _Why_ Are We Building An _App_?

From a "commercial" perspective making our
Product Roadmap `public` _can_ be viewed as
"_**giving away** all our **secrets**_" by those who follow
_traditional_ (_competition-focussed_) _capitalism_.
We are building an App that solves the problem we face every day:

# "_I don't have enough time to_..."

How many times have you heard
a friend or family member say the words?

> I don't have enough time to **`exercise`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **`read` a book**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **prepare `healthy` food**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **learn a `language`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to get a full night's **`sleep`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **learn a `skill`**
that will get me the **job** I will **_love_ doing**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to spend with all my **`family` and `friends`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **meet `new people`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to pursue a **`creative hobby`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **play a `musical instrument`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to go **outdoors and enjoy `nature`**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **`declutter` and clean**. <br />
> I don't have enough time to **`declutter` and clean**. <br />
> ... this list is _infinite_, these are just the **Top 13 most common** ones people cite.
Even if we don't say the words out loud,
we have all _thought_ them at some point. <br />
We forego doing things we _love_,
because we feel like there isn't enough time.

Each person has their own _reason_
for not having enough time,
but the universal fact is that
very few people are living their _best_ lives.
The _reason_ we are all so innefective
at focussing our energy on tasks that move

are don't have adequate _systems_
for maximising their personal effectiveness.

If we are wasting time on things
that don't move us



https://github.com/dwyl/start-here/blob/6fac8f0e4b9a81cba929eb7e577f22a4a0eb734c/mission.md#what-is-dwyls-mission



https://zenhabits.net/enough-time/


https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-reasons-why-some-people-feel-like-they-dont-have-enough-time.html

We don't think we are "_competing_" with anyone,
rather we are trying to _serve_ the people
using our app and listen to their feedback.
If there are other people/teams/companies
trying to solve the same challenge as us
and they are _not_ open-sourcing their code
and/or guarding the user-feedback,
they are _stuck_ in a _fixed_ mindset.
We believe that _radical_ transparency and openness
both in _what_ we do and _how_ we do it
is _essential_ for succeeding in our _mission_.

Only time will tell if making our product roadmap
Public on GitHub is a good or bad idea, we think it's
worth the _experiment_ just to discover the outcome.

## _What_?

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#### Image Capture

+ [ ] Capture (_upload_) images from mobile.
+ [ ] Categorise (_tag_) the images for findability.
+ [ ] Capture (_upload_) images from mobile+web
+ [ ] Categorise (_tag_) the images for
[findability](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findability).

#### Authentication

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<hr />

## _Public_?

From a "commercial" perspective making our
Product Roadmap `public` _can_ be viewed as
"_**giving away** all our **secrets**_" by those who follow
_traditional_ (_competition-focussed_) _capitalism_.

We don't think we are "_competing_" with anyone,
rather we are trying to _serve_ the people
using our app and listen to their feedback.
If there are other people/teams/companies
trying to solve the same challenge as us
and they are _not_ open-sourcing their code
and/or guarding the user-feedback,
they are _stuck_ in a _fixed_ mindset.
We believe that _radical_ transparency and openness
both in _what_ we do and _how_ we do it
is _essential_ for succeeding in our _mission_.

Only time will tell if making our product roadmap
Public on GitHub is a good or bad idea, we think it's
worth the _experiment_ just to discover the outcome.

<br />


### Why Do So _Few_ Companies Make Their "Road Map" Public?


_**Most companies**/organisations are
**deliberately** "**guarded**" with
their Product Roadmap for a **number** of **reasons**
that all boil down to_
that can be summarised as_
["***FUD***"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt):

+ _**Fear** that a "**competitor**" will "**steal**" their **ideas**_
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_Committing to a long-range map implies a fixed/inflexible destination._

+ _**Doubt** in their **own ability** to **deliver** the plan_.

<br /><hr />



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