⚓ ANCHOR

“Once my mathematics teacher told me:
Beta, Discipline is the most important thing in life. Without it, you cannot truly succeed anywhere.”

“ANCHOR exists because I remembered that sentence.”

It's a local-first personal discipline system.
No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. No manipulation.

Everything lives on your computer.

🌍 Live App:
https://anchorapp.me/Anchor/

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🌱 Philosophy

ANCHOR is built on a simple belief:

Progress comes from honesty, not perfection.

Most productivity tools optimize for streaks, dopamine, and pressure.
ANCHOR optimizes for awareness, ownership, and truth.

• You own your data
• Your history cannot be rewritten
• There is no algorithm judging you
• Missing a day is allowed — lying to yourself is not encouraged

ANCHOR is calm by design.

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✨ Features

• ⭐ Lifelong Goal (North Star)
• 📅 Monthly Goal (auto-reset at month end)
• 🗓 Weekly Goal (auto-reset weekly)
• 📝 Daily Intent & Task List
• ⏱️ Manual Screen Time Tracking
• 📊 Consistency Heatmap (GitHub-style)
• 🔐 Encrypted Vault for private habits
• ⏰ 9 PM Save Reminder (repeats every 10 minutes)
• 💾 .swa daily save system
• 🧠 Offline-first & privacy-first

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🔐 Vault (Important)

The Vault is designed for sensitive habits that require honesty.

• Vault data is encrypted locally
• There is NO password recovery
• Password can only be changed after 7 days
• Each habit allows one action per day
• Relapse and clean days are recorded permanently

⚠️ If you forget the Vault password, the data is permanently lost.
This is intentional — privacy over convenience.

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💾 The .swa File (Data Model)

.swa stands for Shubham’s Web App format.

It is a deliberate design choice.

Why .swa exists

• No cloud dependency
• No accounts
• No silent sync
• No invisible history edits

How it works

• One day = one .swa file
• Each file is a truthful snapshot of that day
• Files are human-owned and portable
• Old files can always be reopened

Recommended folder : ANCHOR_DATA {Create locally in your PC}

ANCHOR never uploads, syncs, or reads your data without you explicitly loading a file.

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🚀 How to Use (Daily Workflow)

1. Open the app
   👉 https://shubham18024.github.io/Anchor/

2. Set your North Star (one-time)

3. Each day:

   • Write Daily Intent
   • Add Daily Tasks
   • Log Screen Time honestly
   • Update Vault habits

4. At night:

   • Save the day as a .swa file

5. Next day:

   • Load yesterday’s .swa
   • Continue fresh
   • Save a new file for the day

For a detailed walkthrough, open guide.html inside the app.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome, but must respect ANCHOR’s philosophy.

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.

Good contributions

• UI polish
• Accessibility improvements
• Bug fixes
• Documentation
• Performance optimizations

Not accepted

• Cloud sync
• Accounts or login systems
• Analytics or tracking
• Ads or monetization hooks

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📜 License

MIT License
You are free to use, modify, and distribute ANCHOR.

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🧠 Final Note

ANCHOR does not try to motivate you.
It helps you see yourself clearly.

If it helps even one person become more honest with their time,
it has already succeeded.