Journal
Thoughts, updates and reflections along the way.
- Development Update 30 October 2026
Latest updates
What's new in our apps and sites, newest first. We keep this one page up to date instead of writing a new post every month, and we remove anything that no longer applies, so everything below is how things work today. Wan…
Read more → - Development Update 1 October 2026
Introducing IntentFlow for Validation
Hi there, IntentFlow now has its own page, with a two-minute video, install steps, a two-week test plan and where to send feedback: happybein.com/intentflow. This post stays for reference. IntentFlow is an app we're buil…
Read more → - Development Update 1 October 2026
Introducing ShopTools: a home for stores, stock, links and budgets
Verified against ShopTools v8.21. IntentFlow has had a whole series of posts here — why it exists, a walkthrough, a testing guide, a full living spec. ShopTools hasn't had any of that, despite being just as actively work…
Read more → - History & Strategy 1 October 2026
Our Journey so Far
This entry looks back at what has been built so far, to help decide what comes next. Where it started HappyBein began in 2021 with a simple observation: well-being and good decisions depend on things most people are neve…
Read more → - Miscellaneous 1 October 2026
A directory: every app, every page, every journal entry
This blog has grown a lot of posts and this family of apps has grown a lot of subdomains. This entry exists purely as a map — one place linking to all of it, kept up to date rather than scattered across old posts that go…
Read more → - Development Update 14 September 2026
IntentFlow, fully specified: what every tab and setting actually does
Part of a series on IntentFlow: why it exists · a first-timer walkthrough · introducing IntentFlow for validation · this post (the living reference). Verified against IntentFlow v7.12. IntentFlow has changed since (it is…
Read more → - Development Update 13 September 2026
A walkthrough of IntentFlow, for anyone seeing it for the first time
Part of a series on IntentFlow: why it exists · this post (a first-timer walkthrough) · introducing IntentFlow for validation · the full functional spec. IntentFlow's integrated, customizable lists and trackers help you…
Read more → - History & Strategy 6 September 2026
Our Vision and Mission
Our current goal and plan are on the Why HappyBein and Our Plan pages. This entry is kept as it was written in September 2026. The Ultimate Goal We believe a world is possible where things are organized such that every s…
Read more → - Development Update 6 September 2026
Why IntentFlow exists, and where it stands today
Part of a series on IntentFlow: this post (why it exists) · a walkthrough for first-time users · introducing IntentFlow for validation · the full functional spec. IntentFlow started from a simple annoyance: my habits liv…
Read more → - History & Strategy 5 September 2026
Welcome to the HappyBein Journal — why it exists
This is the first entry in the HappyBein journal — a space for shorter, more personal notes and updates that don't quite fit the Manifesto or the Roadmap. As founder of the HappyBein non profit Foundation, I felt the nee…
Read more →