Psychology Grad with a Mission – and Now Learning to Code!

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><b><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: rgb(61, 142, 185)">Hey everyone</span> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-halo.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":innocent: :halo:" title="Innocent :innocent: :halo:" data-shortname=":innocent: :halo:" /></span></span></b><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">I’m Luna, 25, based in England (Moved from Portugal at age 4). I’ve got a BSc in psychology and am currently finishing up an MSc in Coaching Psychology. My journey here has been anything <i>but</i> the fast lane: growing up with a single mum on a low-income, navigating ADHD and dyslexia, and being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis during university. It took me five years to finish my degree instead of three, but I got it done—and I’m proud of that.<br /> <br /> <br /> For a long time, I followed the traditional “get a degree, get a good job” path. But after reading <i>The Millionaire Fastlane</i>, I had a bit of a mental “click.” I don’t want to wait until my 60s to enjoy life—especially not when my health makes that future uncertain.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-star.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":star:" title="Star :star:" data-shortname=":star:" /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b><span style="color: rgb(247, 218, 100)">That’s why I’ve decided to build something of my own: a mental health app.</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-star.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":star:" title="Star :star:" data-shortname=":star:" /></b><br /> <br /> <br /> My goal is to create a tool that helps people manage <i>symptoms</i>, not just labels—especially those who are stuck waiting for a formal diagnosis or don’t quite “tick all the boxes” for one. I want to take everything I’ve learned from my degrees and make it accessible, useful, and empowering.</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b>Here’s the catch:</b> <span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">I need to learn to code</span>.<img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-blank.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blank:" title="Blank :blank:" data-shortname=":blank:" /></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">I did a little Python, HTML, and Linux way back in secondary school, but let’s be real—I mostly remember how cool it felt to type stuff into a terminal like I was in this sci-fi movie... It was 2015 after all... Recently, I’ve started using Mimo to refresh the basics, but I’d love recommendations on better ways to accelerate my learning.<br /> <br /> <br /> I’m excited to be here, and even more excited to learn from people who’ve taken the fast lane leap. Looking forward to sharing progress and cheering others on too.<br /> <br /> Wishing you all an excellent day and a big thanks in advance to anyone who shares tips or guidance!</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b>~ Luna</b></span></span></div>

 

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[Kevin88660]

<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome.<br /> <br /> What do you think about chatgpt as a diagnosis tool?</div>

 

[TataMata]

<div class="bbWrapper">For mobile apps you should also checkout React Native which ties to my previous response.</div>

 

[StrikingViper69]

<div class="bbWrapper">It might be easier to partner with an app developer. Or just pay one. <br /> <br /> Psychologists in the UK can earn some pretty crazy money, so if you go into practice you could hire a dev. <br /> <br /> How complex does the app need to be to get the MVP launched?</div>

 

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 64612" data-quote="Kevin88660" data-source="post: 1169377" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169377" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169377">Kevin88660 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Welcome.<br /> <br /> What do you think about chatgpt as a diagnosis tool? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey Kevin, <br /> <br /> Good question!<br /> <br /> Right now I don&#039;t think they&#039;re a great diagnostic tool, especially for mental health, though there is a lot of potential!<br /> While it&#039;s very knowledgeable about different therapeutic and coaching modalities, it lacks the ability to empathize, understand body language and tone of voice. These attributes are very telling for a psychologist because it&#039;s not always what a patient says but how they say it or how they act. Being observant and empathetic is very important. <br /> <br /> Now when it developed sentience and the ability to understand the concept of empathy, factual expressions and tone of voice... well, psychologists might just be out of a job... And it might happen soon... I read the book &quot;Scary Smart&quot; by Mo Gawdat recently and it&#039;s actually crazy how fast AI is developing. <br /> <br /> I recently asked Chat GPT to give me therapy out of curiosity, and it does a pretty decent job, so... while it can&#039;t diagnose people yet it might be a good helper in delivering less specialised therapy until the individual can be seen by a human.</div>

 

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 62811" data-quote="StrikingViper69" data-source="post: 1169390" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169390" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169390">StrikingViper69 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It might be easier to partner with an app developer. Or just pay one.<br /> <br /> Psychologists in the UK can earn some pretty crazy money, so if you go into practice you could hire a dev.<br /> <br /> How complex does the app need to be to get the MVP launched? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey Viper, <br /> <br /> I did think about that, however, I wasn&#039;t sure about where I could find someone legit... <br /> <br /> I considered reaching out to computer science PhD and MSc students at my university but I didn&#039;t know if I should contact them on linked in or just try to approach them in person... I suppose I need to get better at networking. <br /> <br /> Psychologists can make decent money in the UK, but only when going private. Unfortunately, it&#039;s also a really time-consuming process. So my undergrad took me 5 years (obviously an extra 2 were just because of my health complications) my MSc is taking 2 years because I am doing it part time, and then to be fully qualified, I need to do a 3-year PhD. I have no issue with that, however, the DClinPsy (Doctorate in clinical psychology) is extremely competitive, and on average, only 2% of applicants get accepted each year. Not only do you need competitive grades in your previous degrees, but they also want you to have at least 2 years of work experience in a relevant field and somehow assistant psychologist jobs are even more competitive than the doctorate itself! While doing the PhD they pay £35k per year and the starting salary is £50k per year... It&#039;s decent but not amazing. You&#039;re hard pressed to get a job that pays over £90k per year unless you work privately or have over 15 years of experience. <br /> <br /> For my app idea, I wouldn&#039;t need to have my PhD yet because the app wouldn&#039;t be about diagnosing people with conditions but instead it would focus on treatment options (based on coaching and therapeutic modalities) that individuals can try to improve their symptoms until they get seen. It would be an app that would make patients&#039; lives more tolerable while they wait for a psychologist or just to give support to those who don&#039;t need a psychologist but have minor issues that they want to improve. <br /> <br /> Candidly, it&#039;s hard to say how complex it would need to be to launch the MVP because I haven&#039;t planned it all too well yet. I need to outline the type of symptoms I could cater for and then create a flow chart to map the algorithms the app would have to take... For the MVP I would probably start with common symptoms the general public struggles with, such as: <br /> <br /> - Low Mood<br /> - Anxiety <br /> - Overthinking<br /> - Procrastination <br /> <br /> Over time, I would get more symptoms added in that are associated with major disorders such as depression, OCD, BPD, Bipolar, ADHD and ASD... I have the DSM-5 and ICD-11 and the BPS&#039;s power threat meaning framework so I could fact check the the symptoms and use my knowledge and expertise along with research in the current literature to confirm my recommendations for each symptom in the app...<br /> <br /> The process of creating the algorithm itself will be quite time-consuming, let alone learning how to code, so it would be great to find someone to work with... Any suggests on the best way I could do that? <br /> <br /> I am new to all this so I still have a lot to learn. I have the subject knowledge and expertise and a whole lot of passion and motivation, however... I&#039;m not the most financially literate ... YET! <br /> <br /> Thanks for reading my welcome post and interacting <span class="smilie smilie--emoji" title="Big Grin :D" data-smilie="8" data-shortname=":D">😀</span></div>

 

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[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 147322" data-quote="TataMata" data-source="post: 1169381" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169381" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169381">TataMata said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> For mobile apps you should also checkout React Native which ties to my previous response. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>I have heard of react native, I started doing a bit more research about it and I downloaded an app called &quot;Visual Studio Code&quot; to start practicing before I tried to create anything. Even if I do end up just partnering with someone or paying someone, it would still be nice to learn how to code because I feel like it will be an important skill with ever-increasing demand as time goes on.</div>

 

[Stargazer]

<div class="bbWrapper">Contact people at your Uni face to face of possible. Go to the CS Faculty and ask around. Students, lecturers, tutors will know someone who will be interested. <br /> <br /> Your Uni may also have investment programmes you are unaware of. Most do. Find out. <br /> <br /> If you type &#039;Does xyz University have an investment programme for business ideas&#039; into Google you will see them pop up. <br /> <br /> Dan</div>

 

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 125950" data-quote="DareDevil" data-source="post: 1169436" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169436" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169436">DareDevil said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> make a simple prototype using no code builders web or app<br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="8s-mse5AnKo"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8s-mse5AnKo?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/8s-mse5AnKo?si=Wawlxjjnx_VrluJd" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">View: https://youtu.be/8s-mse5AnKo?si=Wawlxjjnx_VrluJd</a></span></i><br /> <br /> Then check for user validation use the book lean startup by Eric ries , one validated hire someone or code it yourself not before<br /> why not solve for one simple mental problem instead of 100s like you are trying solve one problem first end to end test complete one cycle </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey DareDevil, <br /> <br /> WOW. This is such valuable advice! <br /> <br /> I do have an annoying habit of overcomplicating ideas because I want to solve everyone&#039;s problems as fast as possible but I should consider Occam&#039;s Razor more often... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-nahnah.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":playful:" title="Playful :playful:" data-shortname=":playful:" /> <br /> <br /> I watched the video and took a bunch of notes. I also watched some of his other videos. There is plenty of useful information in thems so thank you so much for sharing that resource. I definitely feel more confident about starting the app sooner now. I also have another 2 app ideas that are technically less complex because they don&#039;t require so much research and fact-checking past the coding stage. Whilst mental health is my area of expertise and what I am most passionate about... I might develop one of my simpler ideas to test my capabilities and leave this more complex idea for when I complete my MSc, so I have extra knowledge and extra time!<br /> <br /> Thank you so much again!</div>

 

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55068" data-quote="Stargazer" data-source="post: 1169470" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169470" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169470">Stargazer said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Contact people at your Uni face to face of possible. Go to the CS Faculty and ask around. Students, lecturers, tutors will know someone who will be interested.<br /> <br /> Your Uni may also have investment programmes you are unaware of. Most do. Find out.<br /> <br /> If you type &#039;Does xyz University have an investment programme for business ideas&#039; into Google you will see them pop up.<br /> <br /> Dan </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey Dan, <br /> <br /> Thank you so much for the advice! <br /> That&#039;s a good shout, I&#039;m pretty sure I attended a lecture a while back where they advertised start up funding programmes but I didn&#039;t pay much attention because at that time I was pretty sure I could never start a business and that I would be more than content just working under someone else forever... <br /> <br /> Funny how times change huh? <br /> <br /> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> I&#039;ll definitely give it a google search and if I can&#039;t find much I&#039;ll shoot the university itself an email about it. <br /> <br /> Thanks again,<br /> ~Luna</div>

 

[DareDevil]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 149899" data-quote="Luna.Learns" data-source="post: 1169474" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169474" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169474">Luna.Learns said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Hey DareDevil,<br /> <br /> WOW. This is such valuable advice!<br /> <br /> I do have an annoying habit of overcomplicating ideas because I want to solve everyone&#039;s problems as fast as possible but I should consider Occam&#039;s Razor more often... <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-nahnah.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":playful:" title="Playful :playful:" data-shortname=":playful:" /><br /> <br /> I watched the video and took a bunch of notes. I also watched some of his other videos. There is plenty of useful information in thems so thank you so much for sharing that resource. I definitely feel more confident about starting the app sooner now. I also have another 2 app ideas that are technically less complex because they don&#039;t require so much research and fact-checking past the coding stage. Whilst mental health is my area of expertise and what I am most passionate about... I might develop one of my simpler ideas to test my capabilities and leave this more complex idea for when I complete my MSc, so I have extra knowledge and extra time!<br /> <br /> Thank you so much again! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Lol I deleted that thought it was not actionable enough</div>

 

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[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 125950" data-quote="DareDevil" data-source="post: 1169479" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169479" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169479">DareDevil said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Lol I deleted that thought it was not actionable enough </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><span style="font-size: 15px"><b>WHAAAAT!</b></span> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-horror.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-shortname=":eek:" /><br /> <br /> <b>OMG I am so glad I saw it before you deleted it! </b><br /> I wanted to watch the video and engage with its contents before I replied in order to give you a more genuine response. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> <br /> <br /> Don&#039;t doubt your advice, let people make their own judgment on whether it&#039;s actionable or not because whilst to some the advice might be basic or perhaps even common sense... I am a complete noob and any type of direction or information is so important to me! <br /> <br /> Thank you again for your time and information; it means more than you know! <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-halo.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":innocent: :halo:" title="Innocent :innocent: :halo:" data-shortname=":innocent: :halo:" /></div>

 

[FelixK]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 149899" data-quote="Luna.Learns" data-source="post: 1169434" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169434" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169434">Luna.Learns said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> [...]<br /> For my app idea, I wouldn&#039;t need to have my PhD yet because the app wouldn&#039;t be about diagnosing people with conditions but instead it would focus on treatment options (based on coaching and therapeutic modalities) that individuals can try to improve their symptoms until they get seen. It would be an app that would make patients&#039; lives more tolerable while they wait for a psychologist or just to give support to those who don&#039;t need a psychologist but have minor issues that they want to improve.<br /> <br /> Candidly, it&#039;s hard to say how complex it would need to be to launch the MVP because I haven&#039;t planned it all too well yet. I need to outline the type of symptoms I could cater for and then create a flow chart to map the algorithms the app would have to take... For the MVP I would probably start with common symptoms the general public struggles with, such as:<br /> <br /> - Low Mood<br /> - Anxiety<br /> - Overthinking<br /> - Procrastination<br /> <br /> Over time, I would get more symptoms added in that are associated with major disorders such as depression, OCD, BPD, Bipolar, ADHD and ASD... I have the DSM-5 and ICD-11 and the BPS&#039;s power threat meaning framework so I could fact check the the symptoms and use my knowledge and expertise along with research in the current literature to confirm my recommendations for each symptom in the app...<br /> <br /> [...] </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Having read your intro yesterday, today the question arised in me &quot;why does it have to be an app? Why not a blog/vlog/book/course etc.?&quot;<br /> But this makes so much sense.<br /> <br /> You could build this fairly simple at first, just one major ailment like for example borderline and then a randomized suggestion for how to snap them out of it. <br /> Once you have user accounts, you can hive them questionaires to build user profiles, so the app starts to ask &quot;what ails you the most today? Your anxiety, sadness, procrastination etc?&quot; After response, the app provides suggestions based on that.<br /> <br /> This idea of yours can be very neatly built out, step by step.<br /> I wish you lots of success with it!<br /> Just start small and simple. <br /> Could also be a website at first.</div>

 

[SEBASTlAN]

<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;d try learning with boot.dev, otherwise Claude.ai can get you 90% of the way there without needing to learn anything.</div>

 

[Panos Daras]

<div class="bbWrapper">Well done on taking action! <br /> <br /> Why not start with something easier first? Work with a psychologist and tweak their website to attract more customers, or do the same for your own practice. <br /> <br /> Many people just go to Google or ChatGPT for this kind of advice anyway. <br /> You could build a ChatGPT/LLM wrapper on a website, perhaps with a fine-tuned model. <br /> <br /> Making apps seems easy, but it isn’t. <br /> It requires specialized experience in marketing and knowing how to figure out which features to develop, so a co-founder would be crucial. The coding is the “easier” part.</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome Luna!<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 149899" data-quote="Luna.Learns" data-source="post: 1169368" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169368" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169368">Luna.Learns said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> a mental health app </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Quite possibly the largest market on the planet, next to food, water, and air, LOL.</div>

 

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[FelixK]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1169640" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169640" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169640">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Welcome Luna!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Quite possibly the largest market on the planet, next to food, water, and air, LOL. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>...that used to be dominated by religious institutions. Now that those are no longer culturally enforced in many if not most places, the Need for &quot;soulcare&quot; is BIG.</div>

 

[Luna.Learns]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1" data-quote="MJ DeMarco" data-source="post: 1169640" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169640" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169640">MJ DeMarco said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Welcome Luna!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Quite possibly the largest market on the planet, next to food, water, and air, LOL. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hey MJ,<br /> <br /> Sorry for the late reply. I was away for a while, so I haven&#039;t had a chance to log in to the forum. <br /> <br /> Is it better to enter a big market or should I focus on something more Niche? <br /> <br /> What you said in the fast lane book about basing a business round fixing people&#039;s problems really resonated with me because that&#039;s all i&#039;ve ever wanted to do... Help people. <br /> <br /> In fact, I&#039;ve always felt incredibly guilty about the concept of charging people to help because if I didn&#039;t have expenses I would have done it for free. My main motivation for making money is not to be financially free (despite that obviously being a big bonous) but rather to be able to scale the amount of help I can provide to others. <br /> <br /> Perhaps I could start with a singular type of mental health problem and expand from there? <br /> <br /> I have learned a lot from the responses to this post, but I would love to hear advice from you too because I extremely admire your work and your story. <br /> <br /> (p.s, i just picked up Unscripted and I&#039;m excited to get started with that one too)<br /> <br /> Warm Regards,<br /> Luna Vicente</div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 149899" data-quote="Luna.Learns" data-source="post: 1171671" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1171671" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1171671">Luna.Learns said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Perhaps I could start with a singular type of mental health problem and expand from there? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Niche-ing down is not a bad idea.<br /> <br /> You could make a fortune on internet/social media addiction alone.<br /> <br /> It is an epidemic in young people which is why their mental health is the worse ever, including the years of World Wars.</div>

 

[rejoysk]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 149899" data-quote="Luna.Learns" data-source="post: 1169368" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=1169368" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1169368">Luna.Learns said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <b><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: rgb(61, 142, 185)">Hey everyone</span> <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-halo.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":innocent: :halo:" title="Innocent :innocent: :halo:" data-shortname=":innocent: :halo:" /></span></span></b><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">I’m Luna, 25, based in England (Moved from Portugal at age 4). I’ve got a BSc in psychology and am currently finishing up an MSc in Coaching Psychology. My journey here has been anything <i>but</i> the fast lane: growing up with a single mum on a low-income, navigating ADHD and dyslexia, and being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis during university. It took me five years to finish my degree instead of three, but I got it done—and I’m proud of that.<br /> <br /> <br /> For a long time, I followed the traditional “get a degree, get a good job” path. But after reading <i>The Millionaire Fastlane</i>, I had a bit of a mental “click.” I don’t want to wait until my 60s to enjoy life—especially not when my health makes that future uncertain.<br /> <br /> <br /> <b><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-star.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":star:" title="Star :star:" data-shortname=":star:" /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b><span style="color: rgb(247, 218, 100)">That’s why I’ve decided to build something of my own: a mental health app.</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b><img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-star.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":star:" title="Star :star:" data-shortname=":star:" /></b><br /> <br /> <br /> My goal is to create a tool that helps people manage <i>symptoms</i>, not just labels—especially those who are stuck waiting for a formal diagnosis or don’t quite “tick all the boxes” for one. I want to take everything I’ve learned from my degrees and make it accessible, useful, and empowering.</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b>Here’s the catch:</b> <span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">I need to learn to code</span>.<img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-blank.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":blank:" title="Blank :blank:" data-shortname=":blank:" /></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">I did a little Python, HTML, and Linux way back in secondary school, but let’s be real—I mostly remember how cool it felt to type stuff into a terminal like I was in this sci-fi movie... It was 2015 after all... Recently, I’ve started using Mimo to refresh the basics, but I’d love recommendations on better ways to accelerate my learning.<br /> <br /> <br /> I’m excited to be here, and even more excited to learn from people who’ve taken the fast lane leap. Looking forward to sharing progress and cheering others on too.<br /> <br /> Wishing you all an excellent day and a big thanks in advance to anyone who shares tips or guidance!</span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><b>~ Luna</b></span></span> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Hello Luna!<br /> <br /> Nice to see you here and welcome! I don&#039;t want to advertise on the site so I will not mention the product but my startup in Slovakia works and has developed a mental wellness app for the local and Czech market. If you&#039;d like to connect, please shoot me DM and I will be glad to talk to you.<br /> <br /> We are thinking about expanding to other markets so if you are interesting in exchanging ideas, etc., let&#039;s connect!<br /> <br /> Have a wonderful day!</div>