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Daniel W. Chen

Life Note - Your Mind Meets History’s Greatest Thinkers

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Life Note is a unique experience where you get personal mentorship from history’s most profound thinkers. Reflect with 1,000 history's boldest thinkers and see how your life can change. ❝ The most life-changing tool! ❞ - Life Note User.

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Daniel W. Chen
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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I’m Daniel, and today I’m honored to share something that’s been quietly changing lives — including my own.

Meet Life Note — where your mind meets history’s greatest thinkers.

What is Life Note?

Most AI gives quick answers or tries to please.

Life Note does the opposite.

It captures the underlying worldviews of history’s most profound thinkers — from Steve Jobs to Carl Jung, from Buddha to Paul Graham — offering perspectives that challenge, inspire, and deepen your thinking.

AI’s role isn’t to think for you, but to help you think more deeply, clearly, and creatively. Life Note is designed to help you become a clearer, more creative, more courageous version of yourself.

🌍 Who it’s for?

Our users include:

  • Those building emotional resilience with Marcus Aurelius or Musashi

  • Founders getting clarity on their startup journey with Paul Graham and Steve Jobs

  • People healing through breakups with wisdom from Brene Brown or Carl Jung

  • People depending on their spiritual or religious practices with Buddha and Jesus

  • Marketers journaling through burnout with Seth Godin and other creative mentors

  • Writers building a book alongside Maya Angelou, Hemingway, and Shakespeare

It’s made for:

  • People seeking real self-knowledge, not surface-level self-help

  • People going through something real — a hard season, a turning point

  • The spiritually curious, the relentlessly reflective

  • Those who approach productivity and knowledge differently and believe in internalization through reflection

Over 50% of our subscribers never journaled before, and many now say it's the most healing habit they’ve formed.

🌱 Why I built this

After 10+ years of meditation and building AI tools, I kept seeing the same gap — a lack of tools that connect productivity with meaning.

So I built what I wished existed: A sacred space to slow down, reflect, and grow — guided by humanity’s timeless minds.

🤝 What I’d love from you

  • Try it. Write 1–3 honest entries this week. Let the mentors surprise you.

  • Share feedback. What resonated? What didn’t? What can we improve?

  • If you’ve ever wanted a mentor but couldn’t find one — this might be it.

Namaste,

Daniel

Tyler Byron

@danielwchen  It’s not just content it’s like taking a mental journey that helps you grow.

Daniel W. Chen
Maker
@tyler_byron exactly. It’s meditative or our user calls it “actively inspiring session”.
Aleksandr Heinlaid

@danielwchen Life Note lets you tap the wisdom of history’s greatest thinkers without reading a thousand books -- inspiring concept. Gave my support! Congrats on launch – I launched my product too, feel free to check it out.

Nika

Someone can get so many wise insights without the need to read 1,000 books. Thank you Daniel :)

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@busmark_w_nika Thank you Nika, wisdom is cultivated through the process, we are providing a new way to think with AI!

Grayson Parker

Can I share my thoughts or insights with others through the app?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@grayson_parker2  In the web version, you can highlight the words and make your own wisdom card to share.

This will be coming to mobile version too : )

Jude Gray

Amazing tool. Is there a way to save or go back to previous conversations?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@jude_gray yes, there's a revisit feature that allows you to go back to previous journal and continue the discussion with mentors on any topics!

Manu Hortet

One of the first things I tried with ChatGPT was to chat with great minds from the past. I still think it's a pretty cool use case if you know what you're up to. Nice idea, will try it out!

Congrats on the launch and good luck! 🍀

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@manuhortet Thank you Manu, we've completely reimagined what it's like to talk and think with AI, your support means a lot!

Matteo Rider

The creative spark is definitely there but does the platform actually help users interpret and apply the advice in a meaningful way or is it more of a passive experience?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker
@matteo_rider yes, the mentors will become more active over time, the whole mentorship relationship will also become more immersive as you write more!
Tyler Byron

Honestly, it feels like you're journaling with Socrates or getting a coaching session from Nietzsche and somehow, it really works.

Daniel W. Chen
Maker
@tyler_byron it does work! Many of our users been using it for a year and are still getting a lot of value.
Jackson Wells

The concept of getting personal mentorship from some of history’s most daring thinkers is incredibly creative. How do you decide which thinkers to include and is the advice customized to fit users' goals or themes?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@jackson_wells We aim to include the timeless and timely wisdom in all fields. Thinkers who have stood the test of time or thinkers who have been identified as unique in the field. And the mentors are designed to challenge and grow you towards your goals and values!

Victoria Anderson

@danielwchen Are users paired with thinkers based on their personality or goals or is it more of a freeform experience?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker
@victoria_anderson5 users are recommends the most qualified mentor based on what they wrote! You can also choose your main mentors to receive weekly letter!
Woody Robles

How do you balance historical context with modern relevance? For example how might someone like Marcus Aurelius respond to questions about today’s burnout?

Daniel W. Chen
Maker
@woody_robles once you have captured their underlying worldviews, you can extrapolate how they think into the modern context and get valuable perspectives!
Supa Liu

Life Note offers a fascinating way to gain mentorship from history’s greatest minds. Reflecting on their insights feels truly transformative—definitely a tool that can spark meaningful personal growth.

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@supa_l Thank you, Supa, for your support. We believe what you said is true!

Sheriff Oladimeji

I’m still exploring LifeNote, but it’s clear that a lot of thought and creativity went into it. The concept of reflecting with history’s greatest minds is super unique. Excited to see where it goes!

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@devsheriff Thank you Sheriff, we've reimagine what it's like to talk with AI and design Life note to help one think more clearly and creatively, definitely let me know whenever you have a question!

Upen V

Great product in AI space.

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@upen946 Thank you for your long-term support Upen!

Thomas Tu

Life Note has been great! Congrats on this launch Daniel :)

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@levyne Thank you so much, our dear subscriber.

Andy Li
congrats!!
Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@andydy25 Thank you so much Andy!

Parv

Fantastic product. Super excited to see this launch

Daniel W. Chen
Maker

@parvsondhi Thank you Parv, our dear customer.

Sergei Rednev
Huge congratulations to Daniel W. Chen and the Life Note team on your Product Hunt launch! Life Note is a transformative journaling experience that blends AI with the wisdom of over 1,000 historical figures—think Carl Jung, Maya Angelou, Steve Jobs, and Lao Tzu. The "write to mentor" feature is especially powerful, offering responses that feel deeply personal and insightful, helping users navigate their thoughts and emotions. What sets Life Note apart is its ability to provide tailored feedback, often highlighting patterns in entries that users might have missed themselves. This personalized approach has been instrumental for many in overcoming mental and emotional challenges. One suggestion for future enhancement could be the integration of collaborative features or cloud-based project management tools, which would facilitate team-based journaling efforts. Additionally, expanding support to include more journaling formats could broaden its applicability. Overall, Life Note is a thoughtfully designed platform that significantly boosts personal growth and self-reflection. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves!
Steven Tibbs

Life Note is wonderful! Highly reccomend

Carlo Lik

Life Note encourages you to think deeper and make connections you never saw before. Love the experience! Keep it up :)

Tim Liao
It’s a honor to know this great creator of Life Note, especially through this kind of great product.