I originally posted this to blog.robotcoop.com:
I realize this was posted a year ago, but how about adding another feature similar to personal challenges this year, which promotes a more positive approach toward completing goals: Instead of only allowing the option to punish oneself if a goal is not completed, there should also be an option to reward oneself if a goal is completed. After all, research has shown that “Optimism – at least reasonable optimism – can pay dividends as wide-ranging as health, longevity, job success and higher scores on achievement tests.”¹
Implementation: There could be a radio button selector on the set dare page, allowing the options: “Punish myself if I don’t do this” and “Reward myself if I do this.” Then, based on the selection, the user would simply enter a punishment/reward based on whether or not s/he accomplishes his/her goal.
¹http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B0DEEDA163EF930A35751C0A
