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Take a peek at Functional, https://functional.benome.ca https://functional.benome.ca, a side project of mine that's in beta-testing that aims directly at your p

by haxel 8y ago

Take a peek at Functional, https://functional.benome.ca https://functional.benome.ca, a side project of mine that's in beta-testing that aims directly at your problem. Because it's also my problem, as a remote worker, and it definitely helps keep me on track. If you're interested, I'll create a "remote-worker" group for us so we can help motivate each other from a distance. Any other remote workers are welcome to join too, email me at steve at haxel.ca and I'll hook you up.

konschubert 8y ago
This looks like a super interesting project, but the website is (intentionally?) confusing and I don't get what it does.
- haxel 8y ago
  The website is indeed not ready for public consumption, so if there's anything I can clarify for you, I'd be happy to do so. Edit: does this help? The basic idea is that to solve a problem, you must take the right kind of action more often. Yet what compels us to take these actions when we are not self-motivated? Functional does, by taking it social. 1. Identify your problem or interest 2. Join or create a group whose topic is that problem or interest. The group may provide seed activities. Each activity has a target frequency (e.g. once per week) 3. Optional: add more activities you'd like to do more often 4. Tell the Functional when you do those activities 5. Everyone in your group gets to see how you're doing. Nobody gets to see what you're doing. 6. If you fall behind on an activity, you'll receive a message to do that activity from someone in your group. The system is designed to be persuasive so that those simple messages (and other stuff) are as compelling as possible.
  - konschubert 8y ago
    That looks really cool. I tried to sign up but I have a German cell phone number. Does this mean that I'm out?
    - haxel 8y ago
      Right now, unfortunately yes. I'll be sure to mention that limitation in the future. Supporting regions outside of Canada/US is too much of an overhead for me right now. While the system does support non-SMS communication channels, it looks like the regulatory overhead (GDPRS, etc) means I'd need a fair bit of funding before expanding to Europe.

by haxel 8y ago

konschubert 8y ago

This looks like a super interesting project, but the website is (intentionally?) confusing and I don't get what it does.

haxel 8y ago
The website is indeed not ready for public consumption, so if there's anything I can clarify for you, I'd be happy to do so. Edit: does this help? The basic idea is that to solve a problem, you must take the right kind of action more often. Yet what compels us to take these actions when we are not self-motivated? Functional does, by taking it social. 1. Identify your problem or interest 2. Join or create a group whose topic is that problem or interest. The group may provide seed activities. Each activity has a target frequency (e.g. once per week) 3. Optional: add more activities you'd like to do more often 4. Tell the Functional when you do those activities 5. Everyone in your group gets to see how you're doing. Nobody gets to see what you're doing. 6. If you fall behind on an activity, you'll receive a message to do that activity from someone in your group. The system is designed to be persuasive so that those simple messages (and other stuff) are as compelling as possible.
- konschubert 8y ago
  That looks really cool. I tried to sign up but I have a German cell phone number. Does this mean that I'm out?
  - haxel 8y ago
    Right now, unfortunately yes. I'll be sure to mention that limitation in the future. Supporting regions outside of Canada/US is too much of an overhead for me right now. While the system does support non-SMS communication channels, it looks like the regulatory overhead (GDPRS, etc) means I'd need a fair bit of funding before expanding to Europe.