Tech Stack
Overview
goalsforme.com is a structured workflow system for planning and tracking personal goals through a hierarchy of goals, projects, tasks, and habits.
Instead of behaving like a simple to-do list, it is designed as a persistent data model for turning broad plans into organized, trackable work.
The app is powered by Next.js and React on the frontend, with Firebase Auth and Firestore supporting authentication, persistence, and synchronization.
It currently has around 70 registered users, and the product direction includes AI-assisted planning features that convert broad goals into more structured execution plans.
Architecture & Features
- Structured hierarchy — Data is modeled around goals, projects, tasks, and habits so users can move from long-term direction to day-to-day execution without losing context.
- Realtime system design — Firestore collections and modular app routes support synchronized updates, progress tracking, and future collaboration features.
- AI-assisted planning direction — The product explores AI support for turning high-level user goals into structured plans, deadlines, and sub-workflows when the feature is useful.
- Habit engine — Daily habit tracking, streak logging, and progress visibility extend the system beyond one-off tasks.
- Dashboard views — Unified views surface progress, due dates, and execution state across the hierarchy.
- Collaboration direction — Shared planning and invite-based workflows are a natural extension of the existing data model.
Skills
- Full-stack TypeScript development with React & Firebase
- Real-time data modeling and Firestore security rules
- Serverless API design and environment management on Vercel
- Authentication and user-state management
- Dashboard-oriented UX for structured planning systems
- Modular architecture planning for scalable features
Coming up
- Shared planning and invite flows
- Expanded dashboard analytics across projects and habits
- More opinionated AI-assisted planning where it improves structure without adding noise
Reflection
Building goalsforme.com has been a strong exercise in product-oriented systems thinking: defining the right data model, shaping the UX around structured workflows, and deciding where AI should help versus where simple clarity is better.
The product continues to evolve, but it already reflects the kind of work I want to do more of: durable systems, clear interfaces, and tools that help people coordinate real work over time.