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║ C L E A R D E S K ║
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║ When everything feels urgent, ║
║ one thing is actually next. ║
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A student sits down to study.
Their brain holds 15 things at once.
Three chapters unread. Two assignments due. Mock tomorrow.
Every item feels equally urgent.
They don't know where to start.
They open YouTube instead.
40 minutes gone.
They feel worse. This repeats every single day during exam season.
This is not a time management problem.
It is a clarity problem.
The student has the material. They don't have a system that strips the noise and tells them: right now, do exactly this one thing.
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01 → Dump everything in your head. One line each.
02 → Hit "Clear My Desk"
03 → App scores each item on 3 silent axes
· Exam relevance
· Time sensitivity
· Actionability right now
04 → ONE thing surfaces. One calm sentence: why.
05 → Timer starts. You work. You mark it done.
06 → Next item surfaces. Repeat until desk = clear.
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| Tool | Why it fails |
|---|---|
| Todo apps | Multiply the overwhelm — more items, more decisions |
| Pomodoro timers | Assume you already know what to work on |
| Notion | Setup overhead when you're already paralysed |
| Journaling | Slow and narrative — this needs fast and decisive |
| ChatGPT | Requires prompting — cognitive load the student doesn't have |
| ClearDesk | ✦ Takes the noise. Returns one thing. |
Client-side only. No API. No data leaves your browser.
Priority Score = (exam_relevance × 1.5) + (time_sensitivity × 1.2) + actionability
EXAM RELEVANCE (0 → 3)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
chapter · topic · revision · mock · exam · study → 3
assignment · submit · deadline · due · paper → 2
email · message · reply · call · person → 1
everything else → 0
TIME SENSITIVITY (0 → 3)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
today · tonight · tomorrow · urgent · asap · now → 3
this week · soon · by [day] → 2
someday · later · eventually · next week → 0
default (no keyword) → 1
ACTIONABILITY (0 → 3)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
< 8 words → 3
8 – 15 words → 2
> 15 words · "figure out" · "think about" → 1
Reason sentence logic:
exam_relevance = 3→ "This directly affects your exam. Everything else can wait."time_sensitivity = 3, exam_relevance = 2→ "This is due soon and still unfinished. Handle it first."actionability = 3→ "This is concrete and doable right now. Start here."- default → "Your brain flagged this most. Trust it."
✦ Brain Dump Free-form input. No structure required. Just write.
✦ Priority Engine 3-axis scoring. Silent. Client-side. Instant.
✦ One Thing Single next action + one calm reason sentence.
✦ Focus Timer SVG ring. 15 / 25 / 45 min presets. ±5 min nudge.
✦ Queue Panel Ranked remainder. Colour-coded. Collapsible.
✦ Session Memory localStorage. Resumes on reload. No account needed.
✦ Done State Desk cleared. Count shown. Clean exit.
Before start:
[ −5 ] [ 15 min ] [ 25 min ] [ 45 min ] [ +5 ]
↑ presets ↑ default ↑ nudges ↑
During countdown:
[ ⏸ Pause ] [ ↺ Reset ]
On completion:
[ ✓ Finished it ] [ → Need more time ]
Nudge buttons clamp between 5 min floor and 90 min ceiling.
No audio. Visual-only — avoids mobile permission prompts.
index.html
├── HTML structure
├── CSS dark glass design system (inline)
│ ├── Layered backdrop-filter blur + noise grain texture
│ ├── SVG timer ring with gradient stroke + pulse animation
│ ├── Glass card system · base + elevated variants
│ ├── Button system · primary · secondary · done states
│ └── Staggered reveal · slide transitions · shimmer sweep
└── JS vanilla · no framework · no bundler
├── Priority scoring engine (3-axis, keyword-based)
├── Placeholder cycling (3 strings, 4s fade interval)
├── Timer (SVG ring progress + setInterval countdown)
├── Queue renderer (ranked · colour-coded · collapsible)
└── localStorage session persistence (resume on reload)
Fonts → DM Serif Display · Outfit via Google Fonts CDN
Deps → zero
Size → single file
GitHub Pages — under 2 minutes
1. github.com/new → public repo → create
2. Upload index.html to root
3. Settings → Pages → Deploy from branch → main → / (root)
4. Live at: https://[you].github.io/[repo]/
Play Store — browser-based via PWABuilder
1. pwabuilder.com
2. Paste your GitHub Pages URL
3. Build → Android → Download .aab
4. Upload to Google Play Console
· CA / CFA / CPA aspirant — 2 weeks from a high-stakes exam
· University student — 6 things due, zero clarity on which matters first
· Anyone who has ever — opened a productivity app and felt more overwhelmed
Zero learning curve. Open the app. See a text box and a button. That is the entire interface on load.
cleardesk/
├── index.html ← the entire app. self-contained.
├── README.md ← this file
└── LAUNCH.md ← pre-ship checklist + deploy steps
MIT — use it · fork it · ship it · build on it
No attribution required. No strings attached.
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║ Desk cleared. ║
║ Come back when the ║
║ noise starts again. ║
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Built for students who have everything they need except clarity.