Introduction Thread: Getting to Know You!

Hey there :waving_hand: Kyle here. ADHDer and Product Manager for the local public media station here in Seattle, and an MBA student as well! I first tried Beeminder like…a decade ago?? Like lots of others I have spent lots of time looking for the right solutions to my every wandering brain and difficulty building habits. I was somewhat successful with the platform a few times since I first tried it, but it never stuck for a variety of reasons.

Moving forward to the present(ish) I started Beeminding my first goal in mid-December of last year and for whatever reason was able to stick with it this time. I added one other goal shortly after and am on a 3+ moth streak with both of those. There are a variety of factors that I think have led to me sticking with the platform longer-term this go around - but I’m also scared to question it too much for fear of it all falling apart :sweat_smile: Though I am not very worried about that at the moment :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

I now have about 10 goals I keep up with regularly and am constantly tweaking and adjusting what that mix looks like. Overall, this year I have been the most successful with my goals as I have ever been - and Beeminder has played a big part in that! And now that I feel fairly solid in my use of the platform I thought now would be a good time to do an introduction and start posting a bit more frequently. I have been really enjoying reading about all the cool things people have been doing with the platform on the forum :smiley:

You can get a fairly good idea of what I have been working on lately on my goals page. Outside of work and school I have been learning Piano via Piano Marvel, going through the freeCodeCamp curriculum (into JavaScript now!), working my way through an in depth online cooking course from Rouxbe, and am on track to read 52 books this year from all different genres! I also have a personal website kylepace.net that I’m working on - it’s pretty barebones right now but planning to beemind some regular blog posts on it soon and add some case studies.

Glad to be here and looking forward to connecting with others in the community! :victory_hand:

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