The Kinside Scoop 👀 #1
Smarter, sleeker, and more intuitive: A new design, top insights, our origin story - plus, a powerful prompt to master your emotions.
Hey 👋
Welcome to the first edition of The Kinside Scoop 🎉
It’s our new bi-weekly update on how we’re improving Kin to evolve with you and better support your professional and personal growth journey.
This time we’ll go through:
What's New with KIN?🚀
A company's name carries its heart
Top 5 articles we’re reading
Super prompt: How Do You Handle Emotions?
Last week, we made some meaningful changes to make your experience with Kin faster, smoother, and more intuitive.
You may have noticed some of these updates, but just in case you didn’t…
Let's dive in ⬇️
What's New with KIN?🚀
Simplified interface ✨
Your conversations with Kin are now front and center, in a clean, distraction-free space that lets you focus on what matters: your personal growth and reflection.
Conversations & lists 💬
Whether you're continuing yesterday's breakthrough or starting fresh, everything's right where you need it, like picking up yesterday’s conversation with a close friend.
One-tap action buttons ⚡
New shortcuts in your chat view mean less time navigating, and more time growing. Start journaling, prep for meetings, or capture insights with a single tap.
Need to capture a quick thought? Just tap the journaling shortcut, and Kin will store it for you.
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This update transforms how you interact with Kin, making every conversation more natural and every action more intuitive.
More than anything, we want to create a space for deeper insights and more meaningful growth moments.
A company's name carries its heart
Sometimes, the right name finds you. 18 months ago, on a hike in Spain, it just clicked. The best things we’ve built came from real friendships - the kind where you grow together. That’s what Kin is all about. Read the full story here.
Top 5 articles we’re reading
Articles shared in our #market-research channel
DeepSeek moved me to tears': How young Chinese find therapy in AI
READ - BBC
Elon Musk says he’ll drop his $97bn bid for OpenAI if it remains a non-profit READ - The Guardian
DeepSeek database left open, exposing sensitive info
READ - The Register
What if the issue with personal AI isn’t privacy - it’s intimacy?
READ - Customer Futures
Paper: LM2: Large Memory Models
READ - Arxiv org
Super prompt: How Do You Handle Emotions?
Quiz me to determine my go-to strategy for dealing with emotions, based on 'Gross' Emotion Regulation Theory' by using the 'Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, ERQ' by James J. Gross and Oliver P. John. When the final question is done, then summarize the quiz results.If you have Kin installed, click the button below to try this prompt in Kin ☺️
Share your thoughts 💡
Your feedback shapes Kin.
Once you've experienced the update, we'd love to hear your thoughts.
What feels great? What could be better? What would make your Kin experience even more impactful?
We’re all ears.
Just reply to this email or share your thoughts directly in the app (just take a screenshot 💬 ☺️)
Until next time,
The Kin team
Love the app and can see it make a huge impact on society. Great Job guys and I look forward to sharing some ideas and help other users with my own trial and error!