Product Architect

Adam Skrivanek.

Thinks thinks.skrivanek.cc ↗ Lum lumtime.com ↗ QuickWiki thequickwiki.com ↗ 4-7-8 4-7-8-timer.vercel.app ↗

Good software explains itself at a glance.

You shouldn't have to figure out how a tool works or spend your mind on using it. I build focused software with a clear purpose and zero cognitive load — built so naturally that you know what to do the moment you open it.

Projects

01 Notes · Local memory

Thinks

A notes app with no folders, no tags, no search. One blank page with a memory — old thoughts drift back while you type, entirely on your machine.

02 Timekeeping · Atomic precision

Lum

A high-precision clock synced to atomic time over NTP. Round-trip latency is measured, corrected, eliminated — time, in its purest form.

lum
00:00
03 AI · Knowledge

QuickWiki

Lightning-fast 25-word definitions of any term — answered in the language you asked in. Wikipedia matched by relevance, distilled by AI.

QuickWiki

Knowledge, refined.

Lightning-fast 25-word definitions.

04 Calm · Breathing

4-7-8

A quiet breathing timer for the 4-7-8 technique — four seconds in, seven held, eight out. A minute of calm, live on the web.

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Cycle 1 / 1

I

Form follows function

Beauty is a by-product of clarity, not decoration. Nothing is added that isn't needed.

II

Less, but better

Weniger, aber besser. Remove until only the essential remains — then remove a little more.

III

No manual needed

If a product needs explaining, it isn't finished. The best interface is the one you never notice.

Let's build something
with no manual.