beeminder

Alternatively, you can set up Beeminder [2] to collect the data (or for Fitbit) for free and then use Beeminder's API [3].

Actually Beeminder gets around that problem by making you quantify your goal and then defining a roadmap to reach the goal.

What a super way to promote beeminder.com, and a very nice idea for a project.

Probably integrate with heavier-duty procrastination services like Beeminder or Rescuetime, which may end up being a reliable sales channel for you.

I did something similar for myself based on TagTime [1] from the same folks who made beeminder.

That is why I use beeminder to track the things I want to do.

An interesting solution to procrastination that I just came across is Beeminder [1], which lets you set a goal and a matching consequence for not staying on track to meet your goal.

My favorite of these is Beeminder which doesn't have the social features, but it does a great job of graphing your progress and putting money on the line as you go off track in the short term.

For habit forming, look to beeminder - its interface is clunky and its termonolgy too geeky, but it is also the best way to make "some day" to day (some day I want to lose weight) and keep it up that I have found.

That GP's quote describes my exact experience with Beeminder.

For me the pair that have worked best are TagTime and Beeminder.

Ironically, for a so-called goal-tracking website, Beeminder's philosophy quite agrees with this.