Not a bad idea. When do you plan to add a privacy policy?
Good call. I'm working on it.
Show HN: A simple way to set goals you actually follow
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#22I agree that the system is very important - perhaps even more than the goal; but your example is less then ideal. The system is the journey - something that can be done for eternity and doesn't necessarily "finish". "Build core functionalities" is not a system, "code for 3 hours each day" might be.
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#23I find the reminders app on my phone is good enough.
I have a folder called "habits", with reminders that appear at chosen times of day and days of the week.
I look at my phone frequently enough that I can't really ignore them. My memory is crap enough that I forget what they're going to be, so I scroll through them once in a while. It's mildly satisfying for me to "check" them at the end of the day, and to write my 5-word summaries on progress or lack thereof in the notes app.
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#24Looks good. Tried to signup for "the trial", but after verifying my address and logging in. It seems I HAVE to subscribe to "trial" it ? Is this correct ?
I also went to sign-up, but balked when I couldn't use social sign in (I don't like having to make more account with passwords)
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#25$10 a month for yet another streak-focused app I’ll drop in two weeks... sorry, pass. I can see why the trial is 7 days though.
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#26Changing habits is hard and therefore requires time. Not sure a 7 days trial is enough to see the results therefore the value of the application. I would prefer not to invest time using a new application if I do not have enough time to assess the benefits from the time I invested in.
Feels like 7 days is enough to get the idea of the application, its philosophy, add the first few things I want to accomplish. Not more.
Trial should end when one small goal has been accomplished so that the user could realise he/she has accomplished a goal she wouldn't have without the application, plus in less time/easier than expected.
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#27$10 a month for yet another streak-focused app I’ll drop in two weeks... sorry, pass. I can see why the trial is 7 days though.
What is a streak-focused application?
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#28This being a vitamin app, I’m not gonna put down my credit card.
I would have tried this, if it didn’t require a card, and maybe a longer trial would be nice.
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#29Changing habits is hard and therefore requires time. Not sure a 7 days trial is enough to see the results therefore the value of the application. I would prefer not to invest time using a new application if I do not have enough time to assess the benefits from the time I invested in. Feels like 7 days is enough to get the idea of the application, its philosophy, add the first few things I want to accomplish. Not more…
Good point, I'd throw in that "nothing in life is free". Maybe the model could be changed from "7 day trial" to "first month half price"...
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#30I find the reminders app on my phone is good enough. I have a folder called "habits", with reminders that appear at chosen times of day and days of the week. I look at my phone frequently enough that I can't really ignore them. My memory is crap enough that I forget what they're going to be, so I scroll through them once in a while. It's mildly satisfying for me to "check" them at the end of the day, and to write my…
There was a comment posted on HN a while ago that has always stuck with me[0] that basically said that plain old pen, paper, and a system of rules was more than enough to start a business, organisation, or, as a follow up comment said, even Rome.
This has rung true in my life many times over. I've tried complicated note and habit tracking apps that just do far more than I ever need and I tend to get stuck in the weeds, missing the forest for the trees with these types of platforms. The default reminders app and notes app on my iPhone so far, has been more than sufficient for everything I've needed to tackle in life from moving overseas, starting a business, and fostering relationships as well as building every habit I currently have.
Basically, this is just a long winded way of saying "keep it simple"