The Friction
Shortcut cheat sheets are easy to save and easy to forget. Real productivity gains come from repeated practice, not passive lists.
Case Study
KeyShorts
KeyShorts is an in-progress learning product that turns shortcut lists into active practice. It is intentionally marked as unfinished because some behavior is still being stabilized.
In progressShortcut practice experiment still being stabilized
This tool is marked in progress, so some behavior may still be unstable or incomplete.
The Constraints
Capturing keyboard events reliably is harder than it looks, especially with browser-reserved combinations and dynamic virtual keyboard feedback.
The Solution & Build
The product has gone through repeated rebuilds with AI-assisted debugging, especially around state management, validation, and how key presses are visualized.
The Impact
KeyShorts currently shows the process side of the portfolio: learning from broken approaches, rebuilding, and keeping the product framed honestly while it improves.