Consider the following scenario:
a) You tell me something you desperately want to be good at and make a commitment b) I follow up with you on a regular basis (email/phone/video), track your progress and send you reports occasionally
Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
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Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#2No, unless you’re good at it and willing to provide some guidance.
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#3Some aspects should be taken in to account.
1 People that desperately want to be good at something are delusional because thats is just a dream they see themselves already there but they do not have the key to unlock that door.
2 when people go and see someone to help them out in something they want someone to fix that for them otherwise they would be fixing that by themselves.
3 People like that are emotional strugglers they have mental blocks they do not follow up.
4. If a third part is going to make them to commit into something they will be blaming the third part for their failures.
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#4No. If you're not good at this then you cannot provide any guidance or advice. At which point I can just use reminders, or build an app with random positive messages popping up as notifications every week or so.
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#5Revealed preference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revealed_preference) is often different from stated preference, particularly with “soft” purchases like this one. Put up a web page - or a few different pages - and find out.
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#6I like this variation of this idea:
Put up X dollars and commit to tasks. If you don't show proof that you did it, you don't get the money back. Maybe send the money to a black hole if tasks aren't accomplished... like burning ether-- your company shouldn't keep the money because otherwise there's misaligned incentives, but donating the money to charity seems like it might motivate you to work less (maybe not?), which wasn't your original goal. It's a bit harsher but it means... it actually matters to commit.
In this scenario no one is selling you knowledge--instead, you're forcing yourself to be more motivated. And you make money by taking a small cut when a task gets accomplished, so you have a financial interest in your customers succeeding.
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#7Sounds like a great idea, partly because I don't know you and so I have less fear of failing in front of people/the world.
How much do you have in mind?
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#8So basically, coaching then?
Personally, I wouldn't pay you for that, simply because (as people have rightfully pointed out), I'd want a mentor to help me improve at things, not a human alarm clock. 90% of what you mention here could be automated with a free program, and the other 10% wouldn't be all that useful unless you had a decent amount of experience in the field I'm trying to learn.
Re: Ask HN: Will you pay me for this?
#9I think this is a desperately needed service but I can’t think of the right way to do it.