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Gamification is a powerful motivator. People will start jog/brush teeth, similarly to answering questions on stackoverflow. It doesn't work on everybody, but it works.



I agree, I can tell you this would work on my kids: if there is a ranking for brushing teeth they'd be much more inclined not to miss it.

Sure, there are other solutions to solve this problem. But I like this one.




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