Hi, I’m Vivian, aka Halflight89. Originally I checked beeminder a while ago. But I didn’t have a creditcard back then, and I found it too much of a hassle to manually track my iOS screentime.
However, my AUDHD makes it hard to stick to all the good intentions I have, and after some trial and error with other similar platforms, I decided that I like the graphs and ability to visualize how much more / less I should do in a day better.
I’m still trying to figure out what goals work best for me. So there’s still some goals that won’t last for a week. But my intention is to have max 5 goals for now, that help me take care of my self.
Keepers for now are:
- toothbrushing (I never got to more than once a day until the goal)
- Choir practicing (I got anxious every rehearsal that I didn’t practice enough, and there is a big show coming soon)
- weightloss (My BMI is-no-was over 25 and my sugar intake was far too high)
Still figuring out if it works:
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screentime, I want to spend less time browsing. Currently configured as the sum of browsing on my phone and tablet. Helps me to not go from one device to the next, but if I have spare room on the other device it’s tempting.
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scrolls, I want to slowly un-learn browsing on my phone in general. Currently configured as triangular, but I might replace it with a normal goal, or reduce the screentime goal with the amount of time I used for occasional phone browsing. Or change it to browsing at night.
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beeminder posts - nothing very hard to keep up with, just a small nudge to not completely forget to drop by here if I need advice or have a question.
Considering:
- grocery shopping. I want to visit the store frequently enough to always have a spare meal for the next day. But there’s too many goals for me then, so I’m fine tuning the others first.
My strategy is currently small stakes, small goals by the way. Enough to motivate me to keep going, without pushing myself to overachieve.