Accountability mechanisms can be joyful

(liquidbrain.net)

28 points | by luu 2 days ago

2 comments

  • pugio 1 hour ago
    Great idea. Related: My wife and I have been sending each other video game achievement style images (with ChatGPT) to celebrate our little wins and keep us going in a busy household. I've also recently been planning goals for next year, and hit upon making my goal tracker look like the old Quest for Glory V character UI. Instant major (recurring) motivation boost.

    Takeaway: Try mining your own past for the easy things that bring you joy, and weave those in. Personal UIs are free now, so do the fun thing.

  • bluefirebrand 4 minutes ago
    This strikes me as pretty similar to gamification, honestly. You went to the gym this week 1/7

    I guess if it works, but man I think we need to do some work as a society and species to untangle how messed up we've become that we need a little jingle to motivate us to do good things for ourselves and make healthy choices.