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Yorgo Hoebeke

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Yorgo Hoebeke

@yorgohoebeke

PhD in psychology turned dev. Working on a gamified life management/planner app @orakemu

Belgium

Joined January 2011

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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Mar 13, 2025
My baby, hum.. app, is LIVE 🚀🥳 This is a huge step for me as I left a career in academia less than a year ago to focus 100% on this. Let's hope it succeeds so I don't have to return to academia? 😆 The app is a gamified personal life planner that helps you organize what
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Mar 26, 2025
I launched my app 2 weeks ago - here's how it went... 🚀 155 new users 😐 Only 4 converted to weekly subscription 📈 75$ MRR Currently focusing on improving the app (web/desktop version + google calendar integration)
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Dec 30, 2024
Replying to @danidonovan
Weighted time tracking ⏳+ planning 📋 + time blocking/boxing 🗓️ ⏳I easily lose track of time so tracking helps me become aware of time and also helps me get back on a task whenever I get distracted. + I take notes on what I’m working on, leaving myself breadcrumbs to quickly
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Oct 18, 2022
New paper🚨 If you study rumination/repetitive thoughts, this paper will interest you! We validated ESM/EMA items (in 🇫🇷 / 🇬🇧) that measure five features of rumination 🧵
Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Dec 22, 2024
Replying to @ImSh4yy
This is what I’m building. It’s a life management app
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Dec 5, 2023
New preprint 🚨 Our paper "Predicting Depression & Anxiety From The Temporal Features Of Rumination: An Affective Dynamic Approach" explores mental health through the lens of rumination dynamics. Read it here: osf.io/preprints/psya… (TLDR and Conclusion at the end ⬇️) — Have
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Apr 28, 2023
New preprint 🚨 Interested in #rumination, #ESM / #EMA research, or attention control (AC)? With @AnneliseBlanch, @embernstein, R. McNally, and @AlexandreHeeren, we investigated the relationships between AC and features of rumination using ESM + temporal network analysis 🧵👇
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Mar 5, 2025
Replying to @IndieHackers
I’ve been vibe coding @orakemu It’s an all in one gamified life planner and journaling app Using it daily!
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Aug 24, 2025
Replying to @mazeincoding
Sad but true. I post daily in it, actually « building in public » and my posts don’t get any reach. But a post « do people still use stripe? » somehow does. Not saying my posts deserve reach… it is just sad to see what this community has turned into.
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Aug 11, 2023
Excited to take on the 6-week buildspace challenge with @orakemu! Though post-PhD was the plan, I'm diving into this idea now, in my spare time! So... Expect new preprints *and* dev updates in the coming weeks What do you think of the idea? cc: @_buildspace @_nightsweekends
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Jul 15, 2020
If you use #ggplot2 often, check this #RStudio addon. This makes creating graphs a breeze and saves us time!
dreamRs
@dreamRs_fr
May 29, 2018
Make #ggplot2 easily Try our new #RStudio addin 🤗! Feedbacks are welcome ! #rstats github.com/dreamRs/esquis…
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Oct 17, 2023
⚠️🚨 New publication: I'm pleased to announce that this paper on #Rumination and #AttentionControl is now published in Cognitive Therapy and Research! Here's a link to easily view the full-text: rdcu.be/dowSW You can also access it on the site of the publisher:
Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Apr 28, 2023
New preprint 🚨 Interested in #rumination, #ESM / #EMA research, or attention control (AC)? With @AnneliseBlanch, @embernstein, R. McNally, and @AlexandreHeeren, we investigated the relationships between AC and features of rumination using ESM + temporal network analysis 🧵👇
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Jun 20, 2025
day 2 of building in public @orakemu While waiting for the new version to be approved by apple, I worked on a free tool I am making with @lovable - submitted the new app for google authentication verification (I'll share it soon) - created a privacy and terms and conditions
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Yorgo Hoebeke
@yorgohoebeke
Aug 6, 2025
📆 47 days posting daily videos → 📈 156% subscriber growth No viral hits. No shortcuts. Just showed up every single day. Turns out the boring advice is right - consistency is key Still nowhere near @YoniSmolyar's early days (rip 🥲), but following the @marclou
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