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@@ -6,35 +6,41 @@ Hands](https://hearthands.tech/).
 ## Why this challenge?
 
 Heart Hands is operating with a small team of talented people. We are looking
-for seasoned engineers with a strong technical foundation, deep knowledge of
+for seasoned engineers with a strong technical knowledge, deep understanding of
 their technical stack, and good product intuitions, that enjoy working on
 consumer apps.
 
-This challenge has been designed to give a glimpse of what it might be like when
-joining the team. And the kind of technical challenges we face and care about.
+This challenge has been designed to give a glimpse of what it will be like when
+joining the team, and the kind of technical challenges we face and care about.
+
 We are expecting you to spend no more than 48 hours on this.
 
 ## Summary
 
-You are tasked to develop a consumer application that allows you to converse
-with several chatbots.
+You are tasked to develop a messaging app that allows to converse with several
+chatbots.
 
 A server is available for you to use, you can read more about it in
 [`./server`](./server). The documentation contains informations on how it can be
 run and what kinds of API endpoints are available.
 
 ## Requirements
 
+This is the base foundation under which we consider the app usable:
+
 - [ ] The app should start on a screen showing the list of all chats
 - [ ] The app should allow opening each chat individually
 - [ ] The app should allow sending messages to a chat
 - [ ] The app should reflect the latest messages sent to and received from the server
 
 ## Bonus
 
-- [ ] Make your app work offline (both for app state and sending)
-- [ ] Make your app resilient to bad network conditions (retries & timeouts)
-- [ ] Make your app idempotent for both what you send and receive
+Some ideas worth exploring to improve the experience:
+
+- [ ] Make the app work offline (both for app state and sending)
+- [ ] Make the app resilient to bad network conditions (retries & timeouts)
+- [ ] Make the app idempotent in regards to what you send and receive
+- [ ] Add support for optimisic sending to give instantaneity in the UI
 - [ ] Add support for a local read/unread indicator
 - [ ] Avoid block changing states so the app feels fluid & snappy
 - [ ] Make the app compatible to run on iPad and macOS