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Re: Ask HN: What do you think of this startup idea?

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I've been thinking about something similar. There are a number of different items that help make up what I would consider to be a 'good day'. (this will vary from person to person) 1. Exercise - Did I run or bike? 2. Food - Did I eat healthy and moderate amounts? 3. Budget - Did I not spend too much money? 4. Personal work - Did I focus and spend my time wisely? For me a 'good day' is doing well in 3 of those categor…

Use the chain system to encourage long term behavior. Ie, each day that you do one of the items you note, you extend its chain by one link. Each time you miss a day, you break the chain and start over. Each day you score your chain score, not your daily score. Once you accumulate large chains, you won't want to break them!

Re: Ask HN: What do you think of this startup idea?

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I just take a card from the Hopper deck: http://thehopperdeck.com/ Anyway, I like the SMS part - it makes it accessible for people with old mobile phones and it's very simple, too. Maybe if a competitive factor is built in, it's a win.

A lot of what the OP describes has already been done by http://noscrolls.com for things that are of the same pattern as what's in the hopper deck. SMS support is also included.

nice - i'll check that one out. thanks
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