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> Recently, a couple of Harvard graduates launched a program called Gym Pact based on the simple principle that if skipping the gym is a broken contract with ou
by pors 15y ago
> Recently, a couple of Harvard graduates launched a program called Gym Pact based on the simple principle that if skipping the gym is a broken contract with ourselves, we ought to pay a penalty for slacking.
Hmm, this site does this for many years already: http://www.stickk.com/ http://www.stickk.com/
Tried it once with some friends and it worked perfect, even without a financial penalty.
- jrmg 15y agohttp://www.stickk.com/ http://www.stickk.com/ is a great site. I think learned about it a while ago here on HN. I use it to motivate myself to go out running in the mornings. If I don't go running at least four days a week, $10 goes to a climate change denial charity (this was chosen by me, not a reflection of the sites politics). It certainly works - there has been many a cold, rainy morning this winter that it's been the deciding factor in getting me out the door...
- dreeves 15y agoThree cheers for StickK! Also would love to convince you to check out my startup -- http://beeminder.com http://beeminder.com -- which combines goal tracking with StickK-like commitment devices. Keep all your data points on a "yellow brick road" to your goal. Ie, it's StickK.com for data nerds.