How Nova Goals works
Plain answers about Nova Goals: the focus ritual, stakes, sitting with others, privacy, setup, and what is real today versus still to come.
Foundations
Open guide →What Nova Goals is, who it helps, and the simple ideas behind a single, intentional focus session.
Stakes & cost
Open guide →Free for one person, paid for teams; the optional money stake is a gentle accountability mechanic with no real charging behind it.
Setting up a session
Open guide →Write an intention, pick 25, 50, 90, or a custom length, choose a stake, and decide whether to sit with others.
Use & honest limits
Open guide →How the timer and visuals work, plus what is still illustrative today: shared rooms and charged stakes are future work.
Privacy & data
Open guide →Local-first by default: your history stays in your browser unless you turn on sync. What sync stores, and what it costs you in privacy.
Craft & companions
Open guide →The breathing motion and synthesized sound that make Nova Goals feel alive, and the eight quiet companions you sit beside — illustrative today, not real live people.