Bare Minimum Hero
A Chrome extension that rewards you for doing the absolute bare minimum. Because consistency > crushing it.
⭐ Bare Minimum Hero — Chrome Extension
🧠 Chrome Extension That Rewards You for Doing Literally Anything
🚀 About the Project
A sarcastic emotional support extension for burnt-out creatives and minimal-effort champions.
You click the button. You get validation.
No stats. No charts. Just vibes and barely-useful tips.
Built for fun, sanity, and the glory of barely showing up.
🔥 The Problem
Most productivity tools assume you're thriving.
What if you're not? What if doing the bare minimum is already a win?
🛠️ The Solution
A single daily button: press when you've done anything at all
Earn 1 (entire!) hero point and get a sarcastic compliment
Randomized validation quotes, achievement streaks, emergency mode, and meme-grade tips
Everything designed to make minimal effort feel like a personal triumph
Plus a landing page with just enough dopamine to keep you breathing
📈 Tech Stack
Chrome Extension: Vanilla JS, localStorage, no backend
Landing Page: Next.js with TailwindCSS, hosted on Vercel
Multi-language support: English & Russian
Fully offline, no data collection, no guilt
✨ Key Features
🔘 One-button daily interaction
🎉 Emergency Mode for spiral moments
📅 Streak tracking with ironic medals (e.g. "Certified Non-Quitter")
🧠 "Barely Useful Tips" feed
🌐 Beautiful landing page → bareminimumhero.com
💬 Localized in EN / RU
📸 Downloadable share cards for social bragging rights
🧪 Behind the Scenes
Design, icon, branding, and tone done in one chaotic weekend
Writing and copy: brainstormed with ChatGPT, polished with sarcasm
Listed on Chrome Web Store, shared on social media, gathered cult followers
Not trying to "optimize your productivity", just trying to help you not disappear
🔮 What's Next
Firefox version (if 3 people ask)
Share-to-social features with quote cards
Optional dark mode (because ✨aesthetic suffering✨)
Possibly a mobile app for The Button™ (don't tempt me)