Jots

Jots is a reflection and thinking tool built for software developers, currently in beta. It is designed for developers who want to sharpen their critical thinking and reflection skills in an age of generative AI, where executing code is no longer the differentiator it once was.

The product opens with a fast, free-form journaling editor that captures ideas before they disappear, offering light AI assistance to rephrase, clarify and explore an idea without taking over the user's thinking. When a user does not know where to start, guided prompts and reflection templates point out blind spots, patterns and missed learnings.

Jots turns each reflection into lightweight next-step tasks so thinking leads to action rather than staying abstract. A growth dashboard analyzes how a person reflects over time, surfacing insights on clarity, consistency and depth, and a weekly digest summarizes what happened and gives focused pointers for the following week.

Jots cites a Harvard Business School study in which workers who reflected for 15 minutes a day improved their performance by about 23% over 10 days. The tool integrates directly with GitHub and VS Code so a developer can reflect where they already work, and it is currently available to try for free in beta.

Use cases

• Reflecting for 15 minutes a day to build critical thinking
• Logging a quick thought before it disappears