I’ve been building something personal, experimental, and deeply needed: a system that helps people reset before they crash.
It’s called DustOff Reset -a real-time AI-powered system that detects the signs of emotional, cognitive, and digital fatigue… and interrupts the spiral before burnout takes hold.
Why This Matters
I’ve been there, overwhelmed, overloaded, and still expected to “perform.”
But I realized something: our systems wait until we break.
No one steps in early. No one resets us mid-storm.
So I decided to build that system myself.
Burnout isn’t just a mental health problem. It’s a systems failure across workplaces, classrooms, and online spaces.
DustOff Reset is my response:
A browser-based assistant that watches for overload.
Behavior-aware interventions that adapt in real time.
A physical tactile reset device on the way.
All privacy-first. No overreach. No surveillance.
What I’m Focused On Now
Right now, I’m:
Finalizing our MVP
Preparing for enterprise pilot programs
Seeking a technical co-founder who gets this mission and wants to build with me
What You’ll See From Me Here
This space (Dev.to) will be where I build in public, document the hard decisions, share lessons from shipping a behavior-aware AI product, and hopefully find some real allies along the way.
If you’re working at the edges of AI, mental health, or emotionally intelligent design, say hey.
If you’re bootstrapping from the margins, trying to turn your weird idea into something real,I see you.
Let’s build something that helps people before they break.
Gao
👉 Next up:
📄 How We Predict Burnout Using Browser Activity
→ A technical deep dive into how DustOff Reset uses browser-based behavioral signals to detect cognitive fatigue early.