And so there was Beeminder[42]. Beeminder is a web service which lets you set arbitrary process-based goals and then holds you to them with all the reasonableness and firmness of your best friend who wants to see you succeed but won’t take any more of your crap. It’s got great graphs which will please you when you’re ahead, motivate you when you’re behind, and share with you the fear of the death that your goal is about to die when it’s time for you to be the uncomfortable hero of your story. You can adjust any goal, but the changes only take effect a week later, which is far enough away to
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