Self Recode

Turn ideas into who you are
Personal audio for following through

Turn what you know into how you live.

You save great ideas and mean to live by them. Turn the ones that matter into personal audio you hear on repeat, until they become part of who you are.

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YOUR FOUNDATIONS RECODE

What would you like to strengthen?

The habits most people agree make the biggest difference, turned into about 7 minutes of audio spoken to you by name. Hear one first, then make yours.

Hear a Health Foundations Recode

See what they chose

Make it yours

Tick the actions you are ready to practice

The most useful ones are already ticked. Keep only what you believe in and will act on.

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Prefer a 1–2 minute daily practice for one action?

Choose an example below or write your own. Edit it to fit your life, and add your own details.

Your identity. One chosen action. A focused daily top-up—about 1–2 minutes.

Not sure what it sounds like? Hear examples
Hear Alex's personal audio, in the Andrew voice, about 1 minute 28 seconds. It shows why repeating your own words works.
See what Alex entered

Area: Health
First name: Alex
Actions: "I will listen to my recode every morning before I check my phone."

That's all it took. Your name and your goal become the audio.

Hear Maya's personal audio, in the Ava voice, about 1 minute 28 seconds.
See what Maya entered

Area: Health
First name: Maya
Actions: "I will take a 20-minute walk after dinner, and I will be in bed by 10:30 so I wake up rested."

That's all it took. Your name and your goal become the audio.

Hear Nathan's personal audio, in the Andrew voice, about 1 minute 47 seconds.
See what Nathan entered

Area: Wealth
First name: Nathan
Actions: "I will do an income-building activity for twenty minutes every hour."

That's all it took. Your name and your goal become the audio.

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Start free with 5 creation credits. Replay your audio as often as you like. No card required.

The saved-ideas gap

You were pumped. You meant it. Six months later, you’re the same person.

A podcast, a book, a talk, two or three ideas that stopped you cold. You promised yourself you’d live by them. Six months later you’re still the same person: not living them, not even thinking about them.

That isn’t a character flaw. Hearing an idea once isn’t the same as installing it. The ideas you rehearse are the ones that show up when you need them, and you get to choose what you rehearse.

Why good ideas fade

Knowing an idea isn’t the same as living it.

“I saved it and never went back.”

Notes and bookmarks pile up. An idea you can’t recall in the moment can’t change what you do. Rehearse the few that matter until they’re yours.

“I know I should…”

Borrowed advice is hard to stand behind. Start with ideas and a plan you’ve thought through and believe you can commit to.

“I never stick with it.”

A familiar story about yourself can make new choices feel out of character. Rehearse who you’re becoming, then give that identity evidence through action.

Train your mind. Put it into practice.

Align who you are with what you do.

SelfRecode pulls the key concepts out of the sources you choose, a podcast, book notes, a video or your own plan, and rebuilds them as audio made for repetition, spoken to you by name.

Your brain is built to change. That’s neuroplasticity, and repetition is one of the ways it gets shaped. Rereading your notes beats nothing, but it takes an active mind, and you can’t do it all day. Audio works when you aren’t thinking hard: on a walk, a commute, winding down, when your mind is relaxed and open. Many people find that’s when ideas are most likely to take hold. We can’t promise results, but you can find out for yourself.

What that can sound like

“I’m someone who takes care of my body. My plan fits my life. Today, I’ll take a ten-minute walk after lunch.”

An illustrative script excerpt: identity → embraced plan → today’s action.

A rhythm that fits your life

Use the moments you already have.

Many people use the quiet minutes after waking and before sleep, when the mind is relaxed and open, plus the automatic moments of the day: a walk, a drive, laundry, the dishes. Press play and let your new direction sink in. Then follow through.

No elaborate ritual. No need to find your notes every time. Just a practice you can return to as your goals and plans evolve.

Why I built this

“I’d heard these ideas before. I just hadn’t lived with them long enough.”

Andy, founder

Read Andy’s story

I used to consume a lot of good ideas: books, videos, sermons. I’d agree with them. But a few months later I couldn’t explain them, let alone live them.

So I tried something simple. I took material that mattered to me, including what the Bible teaches about money: stewardship, productive work, multiplying what you’re given, generosity, leaving something for the next generation. I turned it into a Recode, a personal audio, and I listened to it on repeat during ordinary moments: morning, driving, winding down.

After a while, something shifted. In my Bible study group I was explaining those ideas naturally, without scrambling for notes. They were simply there.

You don’t have to share my faith or my goals. Put in whatever matters to you: a plan, a book, a mindset, a habit you want. The point is the method. Choose what deserves to stay with you, then give it room to sink in.

Your first reCode

Start with one change that matters.

  1. Choose your direction

    Choose Health, Wealth, or Love and one action—or use your own plan, notes, or source content.

  2. Make the words yours

    Review your personalized script. Edit it so the words reflect what you believe and what you’ll do.

  3. Listen. Act. Return.

    Create your audio, return to it regularly, and take the actions in your plan. Use feedback to refine your practice.

Your own sources

Bring the ideas that changed how you think.

Turn a YouTube video, your own notes, a plan, or a PDF into a longer, fuller audio, 4 to 12 minutes, in the voice you choose. We extract the key concepts and rebuild them into the distilled version you’ll want to keep repeating.

Serial Mastery

Master one idea. Then stack the next.

Keep your first idea in rotation until you can explain it, recognize it in your day, and live it. Then add the next one on top without dropping the first. Each idea you install gives the next something to stand on. It never ends, because you never stop getting better.

Your library grows with you: health, money, relationships, a skill you want to master. One area, then the next.

The question worth asking

What if just one idea changed your life?

One concept, installed deeply enough that it shapes how you think, decide and act, can reshape your health, your income, your relationships. If a single idea did that for you, wouldn’t it be worth thousands of dollars?

Repetition, audio learning and neuro-programming techniques working together are built to improve the odds. We can’t promise results, but one idea you actually live is worth far more than the price of Pro.

Make it your own · explore styles and customization

Achiever Recommended

A balanced blend of understanding, identity, and practical action to help you follow through.

Identity

Go deeper into the beliefs, self-image, and mindset of who you want to become.

Polymath

Explore ideas more deeply, connect concepts, and reinforce valuable knowledge.

Choose a voice and style in Customize. Optional visualization, affirmations, and your Personal OS are available with Pro.

Pricing

Create once. Return whenever you need it.

One idea lived is worth far more than $9 a month. Use credits to create new reCodes. Replay and download the audio you’ve made without spending another credit.

Free

$0

  • 5 recodes to start
  • YouTube, notes, and file sources
  • Unlimited replays and downloads
  • Your full script library

No card required.

Questions

Before you start.

What do I actually get from one recode?

An editable script written for the ear, and an MP3 you download and keep. We pull the key concepts out of your source, or build around your goal, and turn them into audio made for repetition, spoken to you by name. A Foundations Recode, built from the habits you tick for health, wealth or love, runs about seven minutes; a quick daily practice for one action is about 1–2 minutes. Recodes from your own source run roughly four to twelve minutes, your choice. The script stays in your library so you can re-edit it or regenerate the audio in a different voice later.

Do I need to keep paying to listen?

No. Credits are only spent creating a new recode. Everything you've already made stays replayable and downloadable for free, including after a subscription ends.

What sources work?

YouTube videos with captions, pasted text up to 30,000 words, and .txt, .md, .html, or .pdf uploads. If a video has no usable transcript the generation fails and you aren't charged a credit.

Is this just text-to-speech?

No. A summary tells you what was said. A recode extracts the key concepts from your source and rewrites them into second-person, spoken language aimed at you, in your name, in a form built to survive repetition without getting stale. Reading text aloud is the easy part. Distilling the ideas worth keeping is the point.

What happens when I run out of credits?

Nothing you've made goes away. You keep full access to your library and unlimited replays, so the idea you're mastering keeps playing. You just can't add the next idea until you upgrade or your next monthly credits arrive.

Can I cancel, and what happens to my library?

Cancel anytime from Manage Billing in your account — it opens Stripe's own billing portal. Your scripts and any credits you've already been granted stay yours until they expire normally.

Why audio, instead of rereading my notes?

Rereading beats nothing, but it takes an active, focused mind, and you can't do it all day. Audio works when you aren't thinking hard: on a walk, a commute, winding down, when your mind is relaxed and open. Your brain is built to change, and repetition is one of the ways it gets shaped. Many people find that's when ideas are most likely to take hold. We can't promise results, but you can find out for yourself.

Can I work on more than one idea?

Yes, and that's the idea behind Serial Mastery. Keep your first recode in rotation until you can explain it, recognize it in your day, and live it. Then add the next on top without dropping the first. Every recode stays in your library, so what you've mastered stays one tap away while you stack the next.

Is it worth $9 a month?

Think of it this way: if just one concept became part of who you are and improved your health, your income or your relationships, that would be worth far more than $9 a month, or $49 a year. We can't guarantee that, no one honestly can. But repetition, audio learning and neuro-programming techniques working together are built to improve the odds, and your first five recodes are free, no card.

Ideas explained

Why good ideas fade, and what makes them stick.

Plain-language guides to the psychology behind habits, identity, focus and follow-through, each ending with something you can do today.

Pick the one idea worth living.

5 free recodes. No card required.

Advanced Mode

1. Set Up Your Recode

Style

Every style blends understanding, identity, and action. Achiever is the balanced default.

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