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Re: There’s a Lift for that

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Post by pearkes »

alecdibble wrote: post #5

One big suggestion is to have an easy link from the blog to the main site. I know it gets said many times on here, but it is a very big turnoff. As far as the app goes, I really enjoy the design. I also really like the concept and hope it works successfully for me Edit: You really need to be more detailed about how the friends process works. I assume it only works with Twitter at this point because the app wanted to…

I've been using the app for a few months. I found that most of my 'props' came from complete strangers.

Though it's also cool to see what your friends are doing and working on - the community (right now) is very supportive.

Basically - friends not required.

Re: There’s a Lift for that

#12

Post by dantiberian »

pearkes wrote: post #11
alecdibble wrote: post #5

One big suggestion is to have an easy link from the blog to the main site. I know it gets said many times on here, but it is a very big turnoff. As far as the app goes, I really enjoy the design. I also really like the concept and hope it works successfully for me Edit: You really need to be more detailed about how the friends process works. I assume it only works with Twitter at this point because the app wanted to…

I've been using the app for a few months. I found that most of my 'props' came from complete strangers. Though it's also cool to see what your friends are doing and working on - the community (right now) is very supportive. Basically - friends not required.

It's kinda neat to be able to encourage random strangers. I find it nice to get an email saying "So and so gave you props for doing pushups".

Re: There’s a Lift for that

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Post by stevenkovar »

I've become fascinated with tracking my own lifestyle data to see where bad habits lie and where I can make room for good ones. This looks like it will pair well with http://evr.st, whenever it launches. Lift for forming habits, and Everest for guiding you to accomplish that One Big Thing.

Re: There’s a Lift for that

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Post by tonystubblebine »

dantiberian wrote: post #9

I've been using the Lift beta for a couple of months and it is an excellent example of positive behaviour design. There are no gimmicks or gamification in the app, just positive reinforcement when you're using it. It has helped me exercise more, do pushups, tidy the house and many other things because I intrinsically wanted to achieve those goals. On a side note, I just did BJ Fogg's one week free habit forming cours…

Cool. I love BJ and did his bootcamp last summer. We use his B=MAT model all the time to describe Lift and the world of behavior change.

Re: There’s a Lift for that

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Post by raju »

I tried Lift out, and though it does seem that there it has a place for a some audiences, unfortunately I am not one of them. A few gripes (I understand that Lift.do just released, so some of these concerns may be premature)

1. It's binary - in that you workout or you don't, you sleep 8 hours or you don't. My needs are a bit different - I want to be able to log how much I do of something. For e.g. drinking water - I want to track that I drink enough water. The only solution I had was to use a habit titled "Drink 8 glasses of water" - For me, that doesn't work (I have to keep count of how many glasses of water I drank in the day). I want to "check in" every time I do something - if it's a workout, then a check-in a day suffices - if I want to sleep 8 hours but only manage 7, well, there's no way to manage that.

2. Export functionality - I want to export my data out of Lift.

The only app I have come across that let's me do this right is Dayta (free for iOS) - Unfortunately it has not seen any movement lately but it's very close to what I need. What Dayta does not get right is

1. No defaults. If I don't make an entry for a day, it does not assume 0

2. Only numeric data - For e.g Workout (in my case) is either a 1 or a 0 - It would be nice to have a Boolean switch

3. Dayta exports nicely - to CSV via email. I export on a month to month basis which means I usually go back in and have to delete the entries for the past month. Dayta gives you no way to "bulk delete" - You have to swipe each entry and delete.

4. Lift.do gets this right - Notes on a check-in. After a workout I want to know how I felt. Perhaps I did not hit the 6 mile marker - Was I sick? Or injured? Or just being lazy?

Along with all this it would be nice to

1. Plot a habit that has a scheduled interval. For e.g workout every other day (Perhaps a reminder or a gentle nudge)

2. Identify habits you aren't doing so well at.

I am currently using a mix of apps to track my progress - Momento (Journal app), Dayta, and Fitocracy (to log workouts in detail).

FWIW, Lift.do is a gorgeous app. I really like the way it looks, feels and works. The social element is a nice touch too.

Good luck guys. I am keeping an eye on you - Perhaps soon I will change my mind.

[Updated to add a 4th point and for some clarification]

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