"Crushing it is overrated. Showing up is heroic."
– Me, after clicking my own button
So here’s what happened:
I opened VS Code one night with no plan, no energy, and just enough emotional capacity to make something stupid.
And somehow, that turned into Bare Minimum Hero - a Chrome extension that gives you a single daily button to click… when you do literally anything at all.
That’s it. That’s the product.
No productivity charts.
No KPIs.
Just sarcastic praise and a little digital validation from a sad cartoon star.
đź› What It Does (a list for people who scan)
- Gives you one button to press each day
- Awards you a Hero Point (no real value, but it feels nice)
- Tracks your streak (with very serious medals like “Consistently Mediocre”)
- Offers an Emergency Validation mode when you're spiraling
- Sends you a daily Barely Useful Tip like
"Lying horizontally still counts as existing."
🚀 What I Launched
- Chrome Extension
- Landing Page - because even dumb ideas deserve nice fonts
I even added a Russian version because burnout is universal ✌️
🤷‍♂️ Why I Made This
Honestly?
Because I was tired.
And all the “productivity” tools I’ve tried just made me feel worse.
I wanted something that says:
“Hey. You didn’t save the world. But you replied to one email.
That’s something.”
So I built it.
And the funniest part?
People actually liked it.
Turns out we’re all out here chasing little gold stars for clicking on stuff and surviving the inbox.
🧠Tech Stack (because it’s still a blog)
- Next.js (of course)
- Tailwind CSS (duh)
- Chrome Extension APIs
- Framer Motion for confetti and emotional damage
- Hosted on Vercel, because I love free things
đź’¬ Final Thoughts
If you’re building something and feel like it’s dumb - build it anyway.
If it makes you laugh, or helps you cope, chances are someone else will vibe with it too.
Thanks for reading.
Now go click a button and tell yourself you did great.
Because you did.
🧸 bareminimumhero.com
❤️ Built with apathy and affection.