suketk
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Comment · 2 years ago
My bad, fixed!
Comment · 2 years ago
Inspired by this, I built a way to send you a PAPER letter in the future. Check it out!
Comment · 2 years ago
I made a service to do this physically, i.e it sends you a paper letter in the future!
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't think so, there have been registrations since your comment. If you're still having trouble, feel free to email [email protected].
Comment · 3 years ago
As a peer[1] in the habit-building space, there are so many things I love about this:
* No self-reporting. I can attest this a huge source of friction for users.
* Aligned business model. I also donate 100% of penalties to charity. It's shocking how many accountability apps are incentivized for you to fail.
* External accountability. It's an underrated tool and I'm glad it's gaining more recognition.
However, I think there's also such a thing as too much accountability. Life comes in the way and people won't always hit their goals. When you penalize failure, you penalize trying. Instead, it's better to encourage learning from failure.
That's why I impose compassionate accountability. You're only required to check in on your goals, not succeed at them. This way, you can fight through the problem instead of giving up the moment you fail.
Here's a recent example from Habit Gym that illustrates this quite well. It's a user trying to quit smoking - they start off slow, but pick up momentum quickly because they learned from their mistakes. https://i.imgur.com/1eiZEMy.png
Just my two cents! Good luck with your app!
Comment · 3 years ago
> echo "yo mama" | cb
> cb > really_large_objects.txt
Did not expect that.
Comment · 3 years ago
Exactly! It's the digital equivalent of placing the milk at the back of the grocery store. It's meant to distract you from why you're there in the first place.
If anyone is interested, I wrote about why feeds are bad and how you can reduce your dependence on them. https://suketk.com/feeds-considered-harmful
Comment · 4 years ago
Exactly, algorithmic feeds as a whole are the problem.
I wrote about this on my blog [0], but in a nutshell they slow you down, take you in unwanted directions and encourage consumption over action.
Comment · 4 years ago
A fantastic blog post that dives into the same problem: https://mtlynch.io/why-i-quit-google
It inspired me to quit years later and write my own version: https://suketk.com/why-i-quit-google
Comment · 4 years ago
Feature request: add an option to hide the feed.
I can do this on desktop with browser extensions, but there's no equivalent solution on mobile.
Comment · 4 years ago
Maybe this isn't on-topic, but I figured HN users would appreciate it given our obsession with efficiency.