TLife
Android · iOS
Book Memory
Don’t just finish books. Remember what matters.
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TLife / Independent product studio
Focused apps worth opening every day.
TLife is Thanh Nguyen’s personal product brand, creating focused tools for familiar moments — looking forward to Tết, calculating dates, and remembering what matters after a good book.
01 / TLife products
Keep what you read. Make everyday time easier.
02 / Stories & notes
Ideas for useful products and everyday habits.
Time zones8 min read
Engineering a Tết countdown across time zones
From one Vietnamese midnight to a reliable countdown across apps, widgets, and devices.
Read articleDate math8 min read
Date calculation edge cases that break utility apps
Local dates, holidays, inclusive counting, and the off-by-one errors users actually notice.
Read articleOffline-first8 min read
Designing an offline-first reading journal
A local-first architecture that keeps reading sessions, notes, and quotes safe without a network.
Read articleReading habit9 min read
How to Build a Reading Habit That Actually Lasts
A practical way to make reading part of ordinary days through smaller goals, reliable cues, and a record that supports rather than judges.
Read articleReading slump9 min read
How to Get Out of a Reading Slump Without Turning Reading Into Homework
Reduce pressure, choose a book that fits your attention, and rebuild a reading rhythm through sessions small enough to enjoy.
Read articleReading journal9 min read
Reading Journal or Book Tracker? Choose a System You’ll Keep Using
Understand the difference between a reading log, book tracker, and reading journal, then combine only the parts that support your reading life.
Read articleBook Memory9 min read
Meet Book Memory: Track Your Reading and Remember What Matters
A focused reading companion for sessions, progress, notes, quotations, reading history, and personal EPUB, MOBI, and PDF files.
Read article03 / About
Built independently, with care for the quiet details.
TLife is the personal product studio of Thanh Nguyen, creating focused utilities for everyday moments — from looking forward to Tết to remembering a sentence from a good book.
Meet the makerWork & collaboration