jaredcollett

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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   very cool I had not heard of Flow, are you sure there's not a service that offers the same thing w/ customizable messages?
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Haha, yep, pretty solid rewards
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Not necessarily, you could trust the accuracy of an activity tracker like fitbit, garmin, etc. Or the user could submit photo/video proof voted on by users. I think the more difficult side of the problem is consistently providing a rew
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Go get 'em!
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   Ask HN: What video game elements do you wish you could use to motivate you IRL?

   7 points by jaredcollett 9y ago|14 comments
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Mr. Reeves! Holy sh*t, I'm honored! I hope I didn't come down too hard on Beeminder, I certainly didn't mean to. I honestly think you guys are one of the only companies with the balls to do penance right. Imho I really don&#x
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Thanks for the extra input. The concept sort of exists, but is not easy to understand or is accessible for most people imho. The closest app was Pact in 2012-14, which had huge success, but now appears to be abandoned. This is really great
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Thanks so much for taking the time to read and respond. I think this is a great idea. I just got feedback yesterday from a girl who said fitbit itself wasn't motivating, but the 'Workweek hustle' with her co-workers was crazy
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   by jaredcollett 9y ago

   Hey, thanks for taking the time to check this out and give your thoughts. I completely agree with you that in general we want to think of ourselves as having self-control, and in a lot of aspects we do, some of us more than others. It'
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    by jaredcollett 9y ago

    Thanks for the response smt88. The idea would be to use anything that Google Fit tracks so that would include any kind of phone/accelerometer tracking where the data feeds into Google Fit. Also thanks for the feedback on cross-platform
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    Ask HN: Idea on hacking motivation to be more active and healthy; thoughts?

    9 points by jaredcollett 9y ago|11 comments