# Introduction Thread: Getting to Know You!

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**Category:** Akrasia\
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/introduction-thread-getting-to-know-you/11539 "2024-04-09T15:05:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnmarkos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/johnmarkos/32/4175_2.png) [@johnmarkos](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/johnmarkos)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/introduction-thread-getting-to-know-you/11539/9 "2024-05-19T23:57:51Z")

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Just a couple other things about my use of Beeminder that I should mention.

1. I eliminated all of my $0 goals, but I find that $5 is a sweet spot for balancing loss aversion against the need for sleep. The exception is my sleep goal, where I decided to let the max derailment amount rise. I think I’ve been undervaluing sleep for many years, and I really want to fix that.
2. I like 12 noon local time as the derailment time, so I don’t have to choose between sleep and my goal. I can go to bed early, get up early, and still complete my day’s goal.
3. All my goals either update automatically or through Boss as a Service.
4. I turn on no excuses mode on all goals, so forgetting to add data is never an issue.

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