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> 2. Fill out a report at the end of each day

That's your problem right thar'. Data input is tedious. Eventually (most) users stop doing it and everything breaks down.

Solve this problem, and this would be a very compelling service. Until then its sort of a "great in theory, doesn't work in practice" type of tool (for most people).




I agree. Maybe send me an email in the morning that asks me a few questions and let me reply with my answers or something.

Or make a "homepage" view that I can set to my new tab screen. Each time I open a new tab I can one and only one question with dead simple entry. If there are no questions to answer, I get some stats or something.

I saw the little image with the form fields and I thought, great! Forms to fill out!

And I say this as someone who has kept spread sheets, paper ledgers, you name it.


I've been thinking about ways to solve this. I also find it tedious (I track behaviours via chains.cc). My current exploration is randomised text messages, but they can quickly pile up.


After you create a template, "report" is just a form you can fill out in a few seconds, especially if you stick to yes/no questions.


Create an action channel for IFTTT, and things might just start getting better...




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