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App forces you to submit photo/timelapse proof of your habits or you lose money
- enrouterg 4y agoHey Hacker News! Over lockdown, I struggled to wake up on time and form a routine. I started telling my friend what I was going to do in the morning, and if I didn't send photo proof, I'd have to donate money. This was absolutely bulletproof: I woke up, worked out and meditated before I'd usually be awake, consistently, for the first time ever. I only skipped days due to freak accidents (there was no way I'd stay in bed knowing that I'd lose $20). I've spent the past year and a half, on/off, building this into a Flutter app. The premise is that you say what you're going to do, the deadline for when you submit the evidence, and how much money you'll lose (70% to charity - GiveDirectly) if you don't submit the evidence. We manually approve the evidence. Excited to share it with you! Here are some examples of what you can use it for: 1. Waking up on time (eg, a photo of your toothbrush). 2. Working out (eg, a photo inside a gym). 3. Writing (eg, a photo of 3hrs of writing on a time tracker software) 4. Reading (eg, a timelapse of yourself reading for 30 minutes). 5. Meditating (eg, a timelapse of you meditating). 6. Running (eg, a photo of you in your running shoes outside). 7. Finishing an essay on time (eg, a photo of your essay submitted on your student portal). 8. Walking the dog in the morning (eg, a photo of your dog on a park trail). 9. Doing laundry (eg, a photo of your laundry in the washer). I launched this to the public a couple of weeks ago - would love to hear your thoughts! All my best, Josh