Take a tour of Futureland and understand how it works

Futureland is a software application that aims to provide a unified platform for the management of your daily routine and personal development. The software offers a range of functionality that is designed to help users form new habits, create structured daily routines, acquire new skills, maintain personal journals, improve sleep, and connect with a community of users. Futureland’s functionality is continually evolving with regular updates and new features being added to enhance the user experience every day.

In this document, we will give you a better understanding of how Futureland works.

Futureland’s interface is split into two sections: the sidebar and the main area. The sidebar allows users to view and customize their daily routine, quickly publish journal entries, create new journals, navigate between journals, and search for journals. The main area, on the other hand, can display various content such as community posts, a full screen journal entry with comments, a specific journal, or a feed of the users own entries, known as the “Myself feed”.

On mobile, the sidebar and the main area take up the full screen, and users can switch between views by either tapping the arrow or sliding the sidebar in and out with their thumb. Other than this, the interface functions identically on both mobile and desktop devices.

The sidebar is a key component of Futureland and will be used often. In this section, we will provide an explanation of each function and feature of the sidebar, including its buttons and functionalities. A visual is provided below with each element of the sidebar labeled, and a description for each label following it.

Home

The Home button, which is also Futureland’s logo, takes you back to the community feed of posts, or if in Quiet Mode, to a feed of only your own entries.

Avatar

The sidebar’s top-left corner displays your avatar. Tapping on it opens a menu with additional information and options, such as the number of entries you have published, a link to your profile, the ability to manage your Futureland subscription, the option to switch to Light or Quiet mode, access direct messages, view your LifePlans, check your stats, or log out.

Today

The Today section displays your daily routine, which includes all journal that you need to complete for the day.

Not Today

The Not Today section displays all other journals that do not need to be completed for the day.

Search

The search function allows users to search for journals and other users on Futureland.

New Journal

The New Journal function allows users to quickly create a new journal. Tapping it opens a small pop-up where users can set details such as an icon, title, description, quick entry template, privacy settings, and schedule (daily, every n days, specific days, or no schedule).

New Entry

The New Entry function allows users to quickly create a new entry by opening a small pop up window. Users can select the journal they want to publish to and compose an entry. They can also insert media, set the entry to be public or private and select whether it counts towards the journal’s streak or not.

Collapse

The collapse button collapses and expands the sidebar.

Group

A group is a feature used to organize journals in the sidebar. It is commonly used by users to divide longer daily routines into smaller sections, often by time of day or theme like morning, night, exercise, or work.

More Options

More Options displays settings that are specific to the sidebar. Tapping on it opens a pop up where users can choose to view “Only Scheduled” journals, “Only Uncompleted” journals, expand or collapse all groups, or hide empty groups. This allows users to customize their sidebar, for example, to hide completed journals and focus only on what needs to be done.

Reorder

The reorder button allows users to customize the order of their journals in the sidebar and create new groups.

Journal Circle

The Journal Circle is a feature that enables users to quickly publish to a journal. Tapping it opens the New Entry pop-up where users can compose an entry quickly. If a quick entry template is set, the circle will have a pre-populated entry for even faster publishing. Users can also long press the circle to automatically publish to the journal, once a quick entry template is set. Once a journal is published to, its Journal Circle will turn green and display the current streak in the center.

Journal Name

The Journal Name displays the journal’s name and icon. Tapping this area takes users directly to the journal, making it easy to quickly navigate to journal from one’s daily routine.

Journals are a defining feature of Futureland and set it apart from other habit tracking or routine building software. They serve as personal spaces for taking notes, tracking progress, and sharing timelines with friends. Each Journal acts like a personal time capsule for projects, experiences, or interests. They can be set as private or public, support rich media such as images and videos, and have a unique timeline feature that allows users to easily navigate to any point in the journal or view key bookmarked entries.

In this section, we will got into detail on every aspect of the journal’s interface. A visual is provided with each element of the journal labeled, and a description for each label follows it.

Journal Icon

The icon is a unique visual identifier that a user can select for their journal. This can be an emoji, an image, or gif that the user uploads.

Privacy

The privacy icon displays a locked or unlocked lock, depending on the journal’s privacy setting. Private journals display locked locks and public journals display unlocked locks. This icon helps users quickly identify if they are writing in a private or public journal.

Search

The search icon allows users to search through all the contents of a journal, including entries and comments. Users can filter results by entries, comments, bookmarks, or view all types of results together while searching.

Title

The title area shows the title of the journal.

Description

The description area shows the description of the journal.

Link

The link area can show any link the user wants

Start Date

The start date shows the date that the journal was created.

Streak History

Tapping the streak history shows a pop up displaying information on every streak in the journal, ordered from the highest to the lowest. A streak occurs when a user publishes to a journal for multiple consecutive days.

Total Entries

Total entries displays the number of total entries in the journal.

Share

The share function enables users to share the journal with others or extract its content. When tapped, it displays a pop up with several sharing options. For public journals, users can choose to copy the journal’s link, copy an RSS link, download the journal, or invite contributors. For private journals, users can generate a public link, download the journal or invite contributors.

Follow

If you tap the follow button on a journal, all of the journal’s entries will show up under the following when viewing the community section of Futureland.

Filter

The filter button allows users to adjust how they view a journal. When tapped, a pop up appears with options to sort entries by newest or oldest, show only bookmarked entries, hide entries with emojis used for tracking, or view entries by a specific author.

Entry date and time

The entry date and time displays the date and time an entry was published to a journal.

Comment

The comment button directs users to a full screen view for a more detailed discussion about the entry.

Bookmark

Users can bookmark entries that they find important or want to remember by tapping the bookmark icon. This will open a pop-up where they can enter a short sentence to identify the bookmark. This sentence, along with the bookmark icon, will appear at the top of a bookmarked entry. A bookmark will also be added to the timeline and the entry will be visible when filtering a journal’s entries by bookmarks.

More Options

The More Options icon, represented by three dots, reveals additional options when tapped. These options include copying the entry’s link, copying the entire entry as markdown, downloading the entry, unfollowing the entry, editing the entry, making the entry private or public, moving the entry to another journal, or deleting the entry.

Entry Content

The entry’s content is the main text and media, such as images, videos, and GIFs. Entries also support tagging, which enables connecting entries from different journals using a specific tag. Users can create a tag by enclosing it in double square brackets.

You

Your avatar on the journal’s timeline represents your current position in the journal’s chronology. Other readers’ avatars will also be visible, showing their position in the timeline.

Timeline

The timeline feature in the journal interface is a unique element that visualizes the journal’s history, allowing users to easily navigate to any point in time. Hovering over the timeline provides a preview of what occurred at that point in the journal. Bookmarked entries will appears as bookmarks on the timeline, and hovering over them displays additional information. Clicking on any entry on the timeline takes users directly to that point in the journal.

Timeline bookmarks

Bookmarks on the timeline are a visual representation of entries that have been marked as key or important in the journal. It provides a quick way to see key events that have occurred in a journal’s history.

Notifications

Tapping the notifications button will open the notification center, where users can view all of their global notifications. If the notification center is opened while viewing a specific journal, users also have the option to view only notifications related to that specific journal.

Help

Tapping the help icon will open a pop-up with various resources to learn more about Futureland. These resources include information on Futureland’s origins, options for submitting feature requests and reporting bugs, keyboard shortcuts, links to download mobile and desktop apps, and access to our documentation.

The community feed on Futureland is a feature that allows users to view the public entries of other users within the platform. This feature enables users to feel a sense of connection and synchronicity with others, as they can see other users completing similar tasks at the same time. For example, when a user wakes up in the morning, they can see others also waking up and completing their morning habits. Similarly, at night, users can see other users winding down and preparing for sleep.

In this section we provide a visual of the community feed feature on Futureland, along with labels and descriptions to help users understand its functionality.

Feed selection

The feed selection area in Futureland allows users to navigate between different feeds of entries. The “All” option displays the community feed, featuring public activity on the platform. The “Myself” option shows only the user’s own private and public entries. The “Following” option displays entries from journals that the user follows, and the “Chat” option is an experimental feature for group chat functionality.

Filter emoji entries

On Futureland, entries that consist solely of emojis are often used to signify the completion of a habit. The “Emojis” button gives users the option to turn these types of entries on or off. Some users may prefer to see these entries to feel connected to others as they complete their daily habits, while others may prefer to view only entries that contain text-based notes, reflections, or media related to process and project outputs.

User

When viewing the community feed, new entries will appear with information about the user who published the entry, as well as the journal in which it was published. By clicking or tapping on the user’s name, a pop-up will appear displaying the current time for the user, the number of entries they have published on Futureland, and a link to their profile or an option to message them.

Journal

Just like clicking or tapping on a user’s name, clicking or tapping on a journal’s name on the community feed will display a pop-up with additional information about the journal, including the number of entries, its description, and a link to view the journal.

Comment

The comment button takes you to a full screen view of the entry where you can participate in discussions about that entry.

Bookmark

The bookmark button enables you to save any entry on Futureland for future reference. Your bookmarks will be displayed in that stats section of Futureland.

More Options

The “More Options” button, represented by three dots, provides additional ways to interact with an entry on the community feed. Upon tapping it, users are presented with options such as copying the entry’s link, copying the entry in markdown format, enabling notifications, or reporting the entry to Futureland staff.

Discussion

As users engage in conversations on other entries, the discussion thread will appear on the community feed. By tapping on the discussion, users can access a full screen view of the entry and join or read the conversation.

Turn off community features with Quiet Mode

Users can deactivate all community features on Futureland, transforming it into a solitary focused experience with the Quiet Mode feature. This can be access by tapping your avatar in the sidebar.

The “Myself” feed displays all of your personal private and public entries, serving as a comprehensive long term diary of your habits, projects, and experiences.

The image illustrates the various elements of the myself feed, with each component labeled followed by a definition to provide a clear understanding of its purpose and functionality.

Day

As you scroll through Myself feed you will see a heading that shows you the current day you are viewing. As you scroll past one day into the next this date will update to reflect the entries from the next day.

Time

As you scroll through the Myself feed, you will see the time at which each entry was published, allowing you to easily keep track of the chronology of your entries.

Journal

In addition to the time it was published, each entry on the Myself Feed will also display the Journal it was posted in. By clicking on the journal’s name, you will be taken directly to that specific journal.

Bookmark label

Each entry on the Myself Feed will indicate whether it has been bookmarked or not with a bookmark label. These bookmarked entries can also be viewed in the timeline located on the right side of the interface.

Comment

The “Comment” button allows you to access a larger view of the entry where you can read or participate in discussions related to that entry.

Bookmark

The bookmark feature in Futureland allows users to save important entries for future reference. By tapping the bookmark button on any entry, users can add a unique description to the entry, and it will be marked with the bookmark icon. These bookmarked entries will also appear in the timeline and be accessible in the stats section of the app.

Privacy

The privacy icon indicates whether the entry you are viewing is private or public. If the icon is present, the entry is private. If the icon is not present, the entry is public.

More Options

The More Options button, represented by three dots, offers various ways to interact with an entry. When clicked, it provides options to copy the entry’s link, convert the entry’s text to markdown, download the entry, disable notifications for the entry, generate a public link for a private entry, edit the entry, pin the entry, move the entry to another journal, or delete the entry.

Entry content

Entries on Futureland can include rich text formatting, the use of tags, and the inclusion of media such as images, video, and audio.

Timeline

The timeline on the Myself feed is a unique visual representation of your history on Futureland. It displays every entry you have published and all of your bookmarks in a single view, providing an overview of your progress which can span multiple years.

Preview

By hovering over a specific point on the timeline, you can preview the entry that was created at that time. This feature allows you to easily recall what was happening at a particular moment or to learn more about a specific bookmark on the timeline.

You

As you navigate through your Myself feed, you will notice your avatar moving along the timeline, providing a visual representation of your progress through the history of your entries on Futureland.

By viewing someone’s profile on Futureland, you can gain insight into their habits, routines, projects, and interests. The profile includes a timeline of their public entries, which can be sorted by newest or oldest. You can also view only bookmarked entries, which can give you a sense of what that user considers important. Additionally, you can see a grid of all of the user’s journals or just the ones that are due for that day, giving you a glimpse into their daily routine.

Avatar

On a Futureland profile, the avatar serves as a visual representation of the user. To change your own avatar, navigate to your profile and tap the More options button, which is represented by three dots. In the pop-up menu, you will find the option to change your avatar.

User name

On Futureland, your user name serves as the unique identification of your account and is prominently displayed on your profile and throughout the platform. Other users will see this name when interacting with you. To update your username, navigate to your profile, tap on the “More options” button (represented by three dots), and then select “Update Name”.

User time

The user’s time is displayed on their profile to give you an idea of what part of the day they are currently in. As Futureland users come from all over the world, this can provide insight into their daily schedule and routine. For example, you can see if they are just starting their day or if they are winding down for the night. This feature can help you understand the context of entries and interactions on the platform.

Message

The message button allows you to initiate or continue a direct conversation with a user on Futureland.

More options

When viewing another user’s profile, the more options button, represented by three dots, opens a menu with an option to copy the profile link. On your own profile, the same button reveals additional account management options, including the ability to update your avatar, username, email, password, website link, newsletter subscription, and more. Additionally, you can manage your Futureland+ subscription, and delete your account if desired.

Search

The search function on the user profile allows you to explore all of the public entries, bookmarks, and comments made by that specific user.

Entries / Journals toggle

The entries / journals pill allows you to view the user profile by entries or by journals. When entries is selected, you will see all of the user’s public entries with Futureland’s timeline on the right side of the interface. When journals is selected you will see a grid of the user’s public journals, the ones that have been published to for the day will be highlighted green. You can also filter the journals by Today or Not Today, which can give you a sense of the user’s daily routine.

The “Entries / Journals” toggle on the user profile allows you to view the user’s profile by either entries or journals. When “Entries” is selected, you will see all of the user’s public entries with a timeline on the right side of the interface. When “Journals” is selected, you will see a grid of the user’s public journals. The journals that have been published to for the current day will be highlighted in green. You can also filter journals by whether they are schedule for Today or Not Today, giving you insight into the user’s daily routine.

Filter

The filter button on a user’s profile gives you the option to sort their entries by newest or oldest, view only bookmarked entries, hide entries with just emojis, or view entries that contain a specific tag.

Date (need to rename this to Day)

As you scroll through user’s entries you will see a heading that shows you the current day you are viewing. As you scroll past one day into the next this date will update to reflect the entries from the next day.

Timeline

The timeline on a user’s profile provides a comprehensive view of their public history on Futureland. It displays all of their public entries and bookmarks in single view, showcasing their progress over time, whether it be over the course of a day or multiple years.

Timeline bookmarks

Bookmarks on the timeline are a visual representation of entries that have been marked as key or important in the journal. It provides a quick way to see key events that have occurred in a journal’s history.

Reader

The reader avatar on the timeline of a user’s profile provides a visual representation of your current position as you scroll through their public history on Futureland.