http://blog.beeminder.com/pdxqs/
Love the line about a "Voluntary Harassment Program"
Bonus - Here is my current weight loss chart - slight set back, but the Beeminder chart helps me to see that in the larger scale, I am doing a great job!
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Showing posts with label Beeminder. Show all posts
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Voluntary Harrasment - More goodies from Beeminder.com
Very nice blog post from our friends at Beeminder.com describing their startup story and a recent talk at a Quantified Self event in Portland. Enjoy!
http://blog.beeminder.com/pdxqs/
Love the line about a "Voluntary Harassment Program"
Bonus - Here is my current weight loss chart - slight set back, but the Beeminder chart helps me to see that in the larger scale, I am doing a great job!
http://blog.beeminder.com/pdxqs/
Love the line about a "Voluntary Harassment Program"
Bonus - Here is my current weight loss chart - slight set back, but the Beeminder chart helps me to see that in the larger scale, I am doing a great job!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Beeminder.com - Bethany explains it better than I do
The video presents Bethany from Beeminder explaining the tool better than I could hope to. My mind is racing with possibilities for this tool used in my projects.
Take it away Bethany!
Take it away Bethany!
Double click to view this on YouTube.com
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Followup Beeminder.com
I continue to be impressed with Beeminder.com. The simple daily interaction takes seconds and inspires me to over-perform.
Each morning at 9AM, Beeminder sends me an email showing me recent updates. I reply with the first line looking like '5 256 "Any comment I want to make"'. Within a few minutes, Beeminder sends me a second mail with a link to an updated chart. Although I am obese, I am very proud of the 18 pounds I've lost in the last couple of months. Here is my current chart.
Shortly after my first Beeminder post, Daniel Reeves from Beeminder.com reached out and we have been corresponding about a couple of things:
1. I should explain Beeminder's financial commitment model; and
2. How can we leverage this awesome tool to motivate a project team to commit?
Each morning at 9AM, Beeminder sends me an email showing me recent updates. I reply with the first line looking like '5 256 "Any comment I want to make"'. Within a few minutes, Beeminder sends me a second mail with a link to an updated chart. Although I am obese, I am very proud of the 18 pounds I've lost in the last couple of months. Here is my current chart.
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| My Current Beeminder Weight-loss Chart |
Shortly after my first Beeminder post, Daniel Reeves from Beeminder.com reached out and we have been corresponding about a couple of things:
1. I should explain Beeminder's financial commitment model; and
2. How can we leverage this awesome tool to motivate a project team to commit?
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Cool Tool - Beeminder
I came across a write up of Beeminder.com and gave it a try. This is a tool I just need to share.
http://www.beeminder.com/
BeeMinder (Sounds like Reminder) is really a service that helps you track data. From the site: "BeeMinder tracks your progress towards your goals."
In my trial, I set up a goal of one pound of weight loss per week until Christmas. Yes, I know that I am obese - but look - I'm making progress with Beeminder's help. Here is my current chart:
The "Yellow Brick Road" describes my goal with upper and lower controls. In this case, the lower control doesn't really come into play, but if I go over the top of the yellow brick road - then I've broken my commitment.
http://www.beeminder.com/
BeeMinder (Sounds like Reminder) is really a service that helps you track data. From the site: "BeeMinder tracks your progress towards your goals."
In my trial, I set up a goal of one pound of weight loss per week until Christmas. Yes, I know that I am obese - but look - I'm making progress with Beeminder's help. Here is my current chart:
The "Yellow Brick Road" describes my goal with upper and lower controls. In this case, the lower control doesn't really come into play, but if I go over the top of the yellow brick road - then I've broken my commitment.
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