Forge: Structured Guides

Continuous self-improvement through structured practice.

The method of Forge Guides comes from Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, inventor, writer, and statesman who spent years faithfully working on his own character. He identified virtues he wanted to cultivate and worked through them in rotation, focusing on one at a time, week by week, and marking his failures rather than just his successes. Forge Guides is built around that same idea, updated for modern life and expanded into six structured multi-week guides you can work through at your own pace:

- Essential Skills: Core foundations for personal growth, self-management, and meaningful relationships
- Decision-Making Lens: A systematic way to work through a difficult decision
- Boundary Setting: Learning to protect your time and energy with clarity and confidence
- Recovery Fundamentals: Rebuilding your foundation step by step after setbacks, burnout, or difficult periods
- Franklin's Original: Benjamin Franklin's personal 13 virtues in original 18th-century language
- Practical Life Skills: Habits that build self-esteem and a more purposeful life

CELEBRATE YOUR GROWTH OVER TIME
Celebrate over time marking less and less while you progress in virtue, skill, and self-mastery.

"I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it." — Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography

** SECURITY & PRIVACY **
- Your data is stored locally and stays on your device.
- Biometric authentication can be enabled to protect access to your app.

** SUBSCRIPTION & DONATION **
Subscribe to access Widget Studio or to support the app. Most features of the app are free, no subscription required.
Widget Studio ~ Design your own personalized widget and track the virtue or skill of the week on your home screen.
- Color palettes in light and dark mode
- Selection of fonts, including modern, retro, handwritten, chalkboard, casual and formal styles
- In-app live previews
- Change your widget designs anytime

Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage plans and turn off auto-renewal in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.

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