“Beeminder This new online tool forces you to shape up—or
pay up. Here’s how Beeminder co-founder Bethany Soule describes the Web-based,
incentivized task tracker: ‘When I met my co-founder Daniels Reeves, he was in
the doldrums of dissertation writing. That’s when we started concocting a
series of incentive schemes and productivity hacks called the Voluntary
Harassment Program. It was so effective that he finished his Ph.D. that year
and then asked me to marry him. After that, we built a simple website for
friends that, paired with small side bets, became indispensable for tracking
all sorts of goals. The project evolved
into Beeminder. It’s a motivational tool
where you pledge money to stay on track to meet any goal. We show your progress using a digital yellow
brick road, and we integrate with popular fitness and productivity sites to
help you keep pace with your achievements. The way we motivate you is simple: If you miss a milestone, we take the
money you pledged—which can range from $5 to several hundred dollars. We’ll even let your twitter followers know you've fallen behind. Most goals are
fitness related, but some use Beeminder to boost productivity at work or
fulfill lifelong goals like learning to play a guitar. We use it to guarantee at least one
improvement to the site each day. We've made more than 600 since we launched, and we’re just getting started.’
Beeminder.com”
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