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I Built a Random Word Generator… Then Realized How Often People Get Stuck

Bhavin Sheth on May 12, 2026

🚨 The Problem Wasn’t “Lack of Ideas” It was something smaller. And honestly… more annoying. I’d sit there trying to: Name something ...
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Elmar Chavez

This is a good post. I like the idea of developing a solution to help people start in whatever they want to do.

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Bhavin Sheth

Really appreciate that 🙌
That was exactly the idea — sometimes people don’t need a huge solution, they just need a small push to get started.

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Rahul Joshi

The insight on how simple tools can unblock creative flow is spot on. I love the focus on solving the "blank page" problem—it’s a great reminder that even basic automation can have a huge impact on productivity.

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Bhavin Sheth

Exactly — the hardest part is usually just getting started.
I realized even tiny tools can reduce that mental friction a lot more than we expect.

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Eslam M. Tammam

I've actually used these quite a bit for naming projects when my brain just feels like mush. It’s funny how you can have a million ideas one day and then go totally blank the next when you actually need a simple variable name or a placeholder. Having a tool that just spits out a list without any fluff is a lifesaver for getting past that initial creative block. Good on you for keeping the interface clean; most sites like this are so buried in ads and trackers that they’re barely usable.

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Bhavin Sheth

This is exactly the kind of situation I kept running into too 😅
Sometimes the hardest thing isn’t building or writing — it’s just naming one tiny thing when your brain suddenly stops cooperating. Really glad the clean/simple approach resonated with you.

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Benjamin Nguyen

Wow! great article!

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Bhavin Sheth

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Funny how such a simple idea ended up solving a very real problem for a lot of people.

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Benjamin Nguyen

Wow! I agree with you 100%. The smallest idea will solve a huge situation

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Bhavin Sheth

Exactly 😄
Sometimes the most useful tools are just small frustrations solved in a simple way.

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Benjamin Nguyen

so true :)

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VICTOR KIMUTAI

Exquisite !

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Bhavin Sheth

Thank you 😊
Funny how such a tiny idea turned out to solve a very real “getting started” problem for so many people.

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Bhavin Sheth

Honestly, even a small random trigger helps sometimes 😅
Once you stop staring at the blank screen, ideas usually start flowing again.