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Notes from building Solastone, written by Ana, its founder. What burnout was like, why the check-in is a stone, and what people tell me works.

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October 27, 20265 min read

I did not decide to breathe

I had read about breathwork and tapping for years and never once used them. Then I caught myself mid-meeting, breathing out long, without deciding to.

September 22, 20265 min read

The night my trackers disagreed

One tracker said I was awake for two hours. The other never paired. So I asked my body instead, and it gave a different answer than the numbers would have.

September 16, 20263 min read

Why I built Solastone

I had every number and no idea how I was. The four states my therapist gave me, and why the check-in had to live somewhere other than my phone.