Building a calm “what should I watch?” app looking for builders

I’m building a small consumer app called Project Flow to solve a problem I kept running into: opening Netflix excited… and closing it tired.

Not because there’s “nothing to watch,” but because choosing now feels like work. Everything feels like a commitment. Too long. Too heavy. Not the right mood.

Before writing a single line of code, I started doing user interviews. The pattern was immediate and emotional:
• “I open Netflix excited and close it tired.”
• “I just rewatch something because I don’t have the energy to decide.”
• “I want something new, but not risky.”

So instead of building another recommendation engine, I’m building a calm decision layer—something that meets you in the moment (tired, cozy, distracted) and offers one good, low-friction choice.

I’ve:
• Run 35+ user interviews
• Built a landing page
• Shipped a tiny MVP around mood-based picks
• Validated that this isn’t just “my” problem

Now I’m at the point where I’m looking for thoughtful builders, especially technical folks—who are excited by human-centered products and who care about reducing cognitive load, not increasing it.

This isn’t about perfect algorithms. It’s about giving people back a little bit of their evening.

If you’ve ever thought, “I just want something to watch without thinking,” I’d love to hear how you’ve approached similar problems or connect with others building in this space.