Beeminding in a Slump

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@brettyance

does someone here have a Yiddish fetish?

Who doesn’t? Yiddish is amazing!

@brettyance

’m also utilizing @manasvinik’s Boss as a Service and experimenting with @malcolm’s Complice, @smitop’s TagTimeWeb, and @narthur’s TaskRatchet.

@narthur

Thoughts on beeminding through depression

Great thoughts! (more comments below)

See also this 4-year-old thread:

The Post-Election Thread; or, Beeminding Through Depression

I had a poignant discussion with one of you in support last night, talking about how we felt about the US election. This user called Beeminder their lifeline. That was so heart-warming and heartening that it snapped me out of my own post-election depression. Another one: “Even though I feel terrible things I’ve never felt before in 24 years of life, my Beeminder goal will make me clean my apartment for 12 minutes. That’s good.” And here’s one from years ago (UPDATE: it’s from @bee, qua user-be…

@narthur

deadline waterfalls

Hear hear! Chasing Waterfalls | Beeminder Blog

@narthur

I don’t consider derailing to be a failure as long as the stakes were set appropriately and I made the conscious decision to derail

I sure love how you think. Couple more relevant blog posts are Derailing Is Not Failing; or, Beeminder Revenue Proportional To User Awesomeness | Beeminder Blog and maybe especially Be Nice To Yourself | Beeminder Blog

@narthur

Beeminder did it’s job–it forced me to consider the consequences of not sticking to my commitment by bringing some of those consequences into the present

Beautifully said.

@narthur

setting stakes is a balancing act

Yeah, we often call that finding your motivation point.

@narthur

It’s better to start goals with a low rate and increase it over time. This helps to avoid overcommitment, discouragement, and burnout.

One more! Beating Beeminder Burnout | Beeminder Blog