Topic

Texting

Essays on the rhythms of group chats, logistical threads, and the harder-to-write messages that actually matter.

Illustrated preview for WhatsApp Chat Analysis Shouldn't Start With an Export File
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WhatsApp Chat Analysis Shouldn't Start With an Export File

Every WhatsApp chat analyzer starts with the same ritual: export the thread, upload the file, get a one-time reveal. The analysis worth having is continuous.

Illustrated preview for The Best App to Remember Who to Text
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The Best App to Remember Who to Text

Most reminder apps can tell you it's been 30 days since you talked to someone. The useful version remembers why you meant to text them in the first place.

Illustrated preview for How to Remember Conversations That Matter
Relationships6 min read

How to Remember Conversations That Matter

Forgetting what someone told you usually isn't a care problem. It's an attention and working-memory problem, and the fix is smaller than most memory advice makes it sound.

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SMS Relationship Analysis for Friends and Family

AI text analysis tools are split between dating apps and business marketing. The middle — friends, family, the relationships that matter — has been ignored.

Illustrated preview for How to Reach Out to Someone You Haven't Talked to in Years
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How to Reach Out to Someone You Haven't Talked to in Years

Every advice column says 'be specific.' The reason you haven't reached out is you can't remember the specifics anymore. Here's what to do about that.

Illustrated preview for We Finally Built the Android Friendship App We Wanted
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We Finally Built the Android Friendship App We Wanted

Most "relationship apps" on Android are couples apps, chatbots, or trackers. We wanted something simpler: an Android app that helps you notice the people you are about to lose touch with.

Illustrated preview for Every Plan You Made Over Text That Never Actually Happened
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Every Plan You Made Over Text That Never Actually Happened

"We should grab dinner sometime." "Let's do that hike before it gets cold." The text-thread graveyard is real — and the fix is boring: plans need to live somewhere other than the thread they were made in.

Illustrated preview for What to Text a Friend Going Through It
Relationships6 min read

What to Text a Friend Going Through It

The blank text field is the actual problem — not the feelings. Two sentences that land better than any template.

Illustrated preview for How to Apologize to a Friend You Ghosted
Relationships6 min read

How to Apologize to a Friend You Ghosted

The long apology backfires. Acting normal doesn't work. Three sentences that reopen a dormant thread without making the other person absorb your guilt.

Illustrated preview for How to Actually Support a Friend Going Through a Hard Time
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How to Actually Support a Friend Going Through a Hard Time

The hardest part of supporting someone isn't caring. It's remembering what they told you three weeks ago when life got loud.

Illustrated preview for Your Conversations Now Sync to Google Calendar
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Your Conversations Now Sync to Google Calendar

Plans come up in conversation and then evaporate. Now Amicai puts them on your calendar with one tap.

Illustrated preview for I Let AI Analyze 90 Days of My Texts. Here's What I Learned.
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I Let AI Analyze 90 Days of My Texts. Here's What I Learned.

What happens when you let an AI read 3 months of your conversations? Turns out, the data tells a story you already knew but were ignoring.

Illustrated preview for What Your Texts Actually Reveal About Your Friendships
Relationships7 min read

What Your Texts Actually Reveal About Your Friendships

I texted one friend every day and thought we were close. The data told a different story. Your messages contain relationship patterns your brain is too busy to see.

Illustrated preview for How to Be a Better Friend (According to Data, Not Listicles)
Relationships7 min read

How to Be a Better Friend (According to Data, Not Listicles)

I analyzed 3 months of my texts and discovered I was mediocre at friendship — consistently, across the board. Here's what actually moves the needle.

Illustrated preview for Your iMessage History Is a Relationship Diary You Never Wrote
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Your iMessage History Is a Relationship Diary You Never Wrote

Your iMessage history contains patterns about your relationships that you've never seen. Here's what happens when AI reads the metadata of your conversations — not the words, but the rhythms.

Illustrated preview for Your Phone Is Making You a Worse Friend. But It Doesn't Have To.
Relationships7 min read

Your Phone Is Making You a Worse Friend. But It Doesn't Have To.

Everyone tells you to put your phone down. Nobody tells you what to do with it when you pick it back up. What if digital wellness isn't about less screen time — it's about better screen time?

Illustrated preview for I Don't Want to Text More. I Want to Text Better.
Relationships7 min read

I Don't Want to Text More. I Want to Text Better.

70% of my conversations were purely logistical. The problem isn't that I'm not texting enough — it's that when I do, I'm not saying anything real.

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