actualNoteContentPart: A core idea behind Amplenote Social is that people can improve their follow-through if they have a community that celebrates their progress each step of the way. In this section, we'll describe how to join a group, and how to mark progress in groups you've joined.
  
  # Join an Accountability Goal Group
  You can join Accountability Goal Groups up to the limit per subscription level. When you join a group, you'll be given the option to place a wager on the likelihood you'll follow through on your goal:
  
  
  
  When clicking through to an Accountability Group, you can join it, optionally with a coin bet [Beta version shown]
  
  
  
  If you believe in your adherence to the goal, you can optionally put a 10-100 coin bet on your followthrough. If you join the group with a coin bet, those coins will be temporarily deducted from the coin balance shown, as shown on your profile.
  
  If you successfully remember to mark the goal as complete as often as the goal calls for (each goal has its "recurrence interval" shown among its details), you will earn a 20% return on your coins bet for every month you remain in the goal. But, if you forget to mark the goal complete within the goal's recurrence interval ([plus a grace period]() ), your coins will be lost. This is why we require each user to check a box with bold text that acknowledges you will not consume support resources if you fail to remember to follow through on marking your goal. 
  
  **If you place goal bets, expect to lose them sometimes**. That's why they're called "bets." But remember, there are lots of ways to earn more coins, and the whole "coin" system is just a contrived method to help bend our psychology in a desirable way -- there is effectively zero material value to this imaginary currency.
  
  # Dormancy Phase after sign up
  After signing up for a goal, and after each instance (aka "cycle") of the goal that you complete, there is a "dormancy phase" where the "Goal Complete" button is unavailable. The dormancy phase prevents bad actors from signing up for a goal, immediately marking it "complete," and then departing to move on to the next goal.
  
  To the extent that completing a goal involves substantive effort, the "dormancy phase" accords with the natural rhythm of "prepare for goal, complete goal, recover." If the goal requires willpower (as all good ones do), it should take some days to prepare for and perform the completion of each goal cycle.
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  A core idea behind Amplenote Social is that people can improve their follow-through if they have a community that celebrates their progress each step of the way. In this section, we'll describe how to join a group, and how to mark progress in groups you've joined. 
  Join an Accountability Goal Group
  You can join Accountability Goal Groups up to the limit per subscription level. When you join a group, you'll be given the option to place a wager on the likelihood you'll follow through on your goal: When clicking through to an Accountability Group, you can join it, optionally with a coin bet [Beta version shown] If you believe in your adherence to the goal, you can optionally put a 10-100 coin bet on your followthrough. If you join the group with a coin bet, those coins will be temporarily deducted from the coin balance shown, as shown on your profile. If you successfully remember to mark the goal as complete as often as the goal calls for (each goal has its "recurrence interval" shown among its details), you will earn a 20% return on your coins bet for every month you remain in the goal. But, if you forget to mark the goal complete within the goal's recurrence interval ( [plus a grace period]()
   ), your coins will be lost. This is why we require each user to check a box with bold text that acknowledges you will not consume support resources if you fail to remember to follow through on marking your goal. If you place goal bets, expect to lose them sometimes
  . That's why they're called "bets." But remember, there are lots of ways to earn more coins, and the whole "coin" system is just a contrived method to help bend our psychology in a desirable way -- there is effectively zero material value to this imaginary currency. 
  Dormancy Phase after sign up
  After signing up for a goal, and after each instance (aka "cycle") of the goal that you complete, there is a "dormancy phase" where the "Goal Complete" button is unavailable. The dormancy phase prevents bad actors from signing up for a goal, immediately marking it "complete," and then departing to move on to the next goal. To the extent that completing a goal involves substantive effort, the "dormancy phase" accords with the natural rhythm of "prepare for goal, complete goal, recover." If the goal requires willpower (as all good ones do), it should take some days to prepare for and perform the completion of each goal cycle.
noteTitle: Accountability Goal Groups Overview