About

Why Merimna exists

Most household software tries to change behavior. It wants to make you more efficient, more organized, more productive.

That works for some people. For others, it creates new obligations. The software becomes another thing to maintain. Another source of guilt when you don't keep up.

Merimna exists for people who need a different approach. People who want to reduce mental load without creating new pressure. People who want information available when it helps, but silent when it doesn't.

Who this is for

Merimna is designed for people who:

• Feel cognitive overload from repeated small decisions
• Want information without being told what to do
• Prefer calm tools over urgent ones
• Need to externalize mental load without creating tasks
• Value low-pressure systems

Merimna is especially designed to be ADHD-friendly. No aggressive notifications. No implied obligations. No punishment for going quiet. No streaks to maintain.

But it's not exclusively for ADHD households. Anyone who finds typical productivity software overwhelming might find Merimna useful.

Who this is not for

If you need:

• Task management with deadlines
• Reminders and notifications
• Habit tracking and streaks
• Productivity analytics
• Behavioral coaching

Merimna won't work well for you. There are excellent tools for those needs. This isn't one of them.

What we believe

We believe software can be useful without being pushy. That reducing mental load doesn't require changing behavior. That some people need quiet tools more than they need motivational ones.

We believe emptiness is valid. Silence is valid. Using something inconsistently is valid. Not using something at all is valid.

We believe household context—the small repeated information about plants, meals, schedules—deserves software that respects how overwhelming it can feel to keep it all in your head.

What Merimna won't become

Merimna will not add notifications. It will not become a task manager. It will not track productivity or create goals. It will not analyze your behavior to suggest improvements.

These constraints are intentional. They protect what makes Merimna useful for the people who need it.