App demo: The Mind Medic

Well, website seem fishy.

I bought it and read in the app about affirmations to use on their website. You get there, click "Recent Affirmations"; you need to register. So I do, then click "Recent Affirmations" again (there is no choices under the login link).

All of the sudden your about to sign up for a yearly subscription for 11.95$ with Paypal. Naturally I don't buy anything without knowing what it is. Especially not after buying the app. WTF?

FYI, the article in the "some research" link doesn't say anything about the effects of receiving affirmations during sleep. It suggests that affirmations may be able to help lessen the rebound effect that often comes along after someone goes out of their way to suppress specific thoughts.

Thanks for this post! Full disclosure: I wrote the app. And I'd just like to say that it will run all night with the screen locked so you can lock it and sleep soundly. You'll wake to a confirmation message that it has completed (after 7 hours).

I plan on making it iOS4 multitasking capable just in case one launches it while going to bed, and then maybe gets a text or something that they respond to which would result in putting Mind Medic in the background. I'm going to wait to gather more user feedback before updating however. This first run is just very simple. I didn't want people having to think too much about using it before going to sleep.

I personally run it in airplane mode while charging overnight w/ the screen locked.

Happy Mind Programming

"An update should be coming that will allow this app to run in the background as well, which would make it a bit more useful, I think."

How would that make it more useful? Do you *really* need multitasking when you're sound asleep?

You too can have affirmations spoken to you by Dr. Manhattan.

woah woah woah...cool it with the flash player!