Ilham Maulana
Sulaeman

Building things I wish existed.
Currently exploring how to make everyday tools better.

I spend most of my time reading about finance and investing. The apps are side projects built when something bothers me enough. Folio because I kept losing focus switching between a textbook and my phone. Rutin because I have TB and could not trust myself to remember a dose. The ideas live in a second brain where they connect. Based in Bandung, Indonesia.

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01 projects
Folio ↗

Built because switching between a Japanese textbook and a separate audio app kept breaking my focus. PDF and audio in one tab, with FSRS flashcards, Pomodoro timer, and Anki import. Everything saves in the browser. No account, no install, no server.

web app distraction-free study all-in-one no account needed
Second Brain ↗

My Obsidian vault made public. An interactive knowledge graph where ideas connect across disciplines. The LLM surfaces links you did not see reading each source alone. Full-text fuzzy search. Now runs as an MCP server. Based on Karpathy's LLM-wiki idea.

web app connected thinking personal knowledge base digital garden
Rutin ↗

Built while managing my own TB treatment. A missed dose can cause drug resistance. Persistent alarm re-notifies every minute until intake is confirmed. You cannot sleep through it without a conscious decision. Sleep mode detects when you fell asleep and locks the phone behind a morning dashboard and a wake-up game. APK at v1.0.1, pending Play Store. Offline-first, free forever, no account required.

android app persistent alarms habit tracking fun intentional friction
02 writings
The Second Renaissance → On Building Tools You Wish Existed → view all writings →
03 what shapes me
Atomic Habits

James Clear on the system behind behavior change. Small habits compound — identity shapes action, action shapes identity. The book that made me think in systems instead of goals.

The Most Important Thing

Thinking past the obvious. Every action has consequences, and those consequences have consequences. The foundation of good judgment under uncertainty.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

How I learned to value leverage — maybe I didn't realize it but I've been applying it in my life for a while. Leverage is the force multiplier of effort, and the key to scale.

These ideas live in my second brain — a growing collection of concepts, sources, and synthesis.

contact

If you'd like to talk, feel free to reach out. I'd love to hear from you.

Imsulaeman@gmail.com