That's a great lower-stakes way to approach it. I turned to Twitter because of the threading and big computer science community. I think the vital part is the

That's a great lower-stakes way to approach it. I turned to Twitter because of the threading and big computer science community. I think the vital part is the aspect of accountability. Even just committing to updating a friend on progress and asking them to keep you to your word helps. I've found it hard to get people to do that work because it sometimes requires shifting from "friend" to "boss" mode. I don't really think it's fair to put my loved ones in that position lol