A future-self canvas that cites its sources
Stop drifting.See what you’re actually after.
Answer two questions about one part of your life. We paint that scene from your words — then put you in it, free. Finish the whole ten-year board when you’re ready.
Free · no account · no card
Your first scene
painted from your words
“The noise drops. Light everywhere, nothing on the counters.”
Then: you, standing in it.
Sample scenes. Yours is painted from your words.
How it works
- Two questions
- Your scene, painted
- You, in it
- The full canvas
Nothing generic survives
Most vision boards are collages of strangers’ lives. This one can only show what you chose.
Painted from your words
“The noise drops. Light everywhere, nothing on the counters.”
Then you step into it
Add a photo. See yourself there. Free, with one redo.
The one purchase
Everything above is free. Finishing your canvas is $29, once.
Full Canvas Pack
$29 one-time
Your canvas, finished and yours: you, placed in your own scenes — photos included — keep remaking any tile in your words, no limit, and take both clean, full-size canvases home: the ten-year and the year. No subscription.
Then, if you want it on the wall: order it printed — your poster and scene prints, built at your table in one evening.
14-day guarantee — money back, and you keep the images.
Start free — finish for $29
A real sample canvas, made by the product — the same person in every scene. Yours puts you there.
Built on published goal-setting research — every claim links to its study.
The research
- Pairing an imagined future with a plan for its obstacles measurably improves follow-through. Wang et al. (2021), meta-analysis of mental contrasting with implementation intentionsEvery part of your canvas comes with the obstacle and the plan — not just the pretty outcome.
- If-then plans reliably help people start the actions they intend to take. Gollwitzer & Sheeran, meta-analysis of implementation intentionsEach scene carries a concrete cue: when X happens, I do Y.
- Pure outcome daydreaming can reduce the energy people put into their goals. Kappes & Oettingen (2011), positive fantasies about idealized futures sap energyPassive fantasy is designed out: process and friction scenes ship with every canvas.
- Imagining the path — not just the prize — is what moves behavior. Taylor et al., envisioning the future and self-regulationHalf your canvas is the repeatable work: the desk, the shoes, the log.
- Specific, challenging goals outperform vague 'do your best' intentions. Locke & Latham, goal-setting theory retrospectiveA few questions pin every want to a time horizon, a proof, and a concrete Tuesday.
- Goals that are genuinely yours — not borrowed — get more effort and are reached more often. Sheldon & Elliot (1999), self-concordance modelSome cards in the deck are decoys: they catch borrowed, status-driven wants before they reach your canvas.
Identity Canvas — you, in the scenes you chose. Your first scene includes you, free. The pack puts you in every scene.
Add yourself to your scenesFAQ
The questions a skeptic asks.
Is this a magic wish-fulfillment app?
No. Picturing an outcome doesn’t produce it — research shows daydreaming about the prize can sap your drive. My Life Canvas pairs pictures of the work with simple when-then plans, the combination the evidence supports. Every claim on this page links to its source.
What do I get free?
Two questions about one part of your life, a scene painted from your words — and you placed in it, with one redo. No account, no card, no email.
How does payment work?
The Full Canvas Pack is a one-time $29 purchase on a secure checkout page. No subscription, nothing recurring. The payment step only appears after you’ve seen yourself in your first scene, and every purchase carries a 14-day money-back guarantee.
What if I don’t love it?
Every Full Canvas Pack comes with a 14-day guarantee: email hello@mylifecanvas.ai, we refund the full $29, and you keep the images. One email, no forms, no return process.
What about my data and photos?
Your canvas lives at a private link only you hold — no account, no profile. We store your short answers only to build your canvas. A photo is asked for in exactly one place — putting you in your scene — always behind a plain consent screen, and it's deleted within 30 days or the moment you ask.
What exactly do I download?
The Full Canvas Pack is your finished canvases as clean, full-size PNGs — the ten-year and the year — set one as a wallpaper on any phone or desktop, or print them yourself. If you'd rather we print it properly, the kit ships your poster and scene prints to your door (US for now). Nothing to install.