actualNoteContentPart: ## Tactic #1: Social accountability
  The first benefit of Accountability Goals is that they help you to discover like-minded people who want to make progress on a goal similar to yours. [The Power of Accountability, a 2018 AFCPE](https://www.afcpe.org/news-and-publications/the-standard/2018-3/the-power-of-accountability/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)  research paper, also cited by [Angela Hayes, Phd ](https://alumline.source.colostate.edu/being-held-accountable-for-your-goals/) , notes that:
  > The probability of completing a goal if:You have an idea or a goal:  10%You consciously decide you will do it:  25%You decide when you will do it:  40%You plan how you will do it:  50%You commit to someone you will do it:  65%You have a specific accountability appointment with a person you’ve committed to:  **95%**
  Do we trust this research? Eh, kind of, not really. In spite of being cited by multiple academics, the numbers are suspiciously tidy, and the effect size of 95% almost never happens in carefully run experiments. But even if these numbers were not scientifically derived, they still gesture toward a truth that feels intuitively correct.
  
  When you are working to make a change alongside others who want to make that same change, your odds of success improve. Probably substantially. Or at least, substantial in proportion to how connected you feel with your goal partners. 
  
  [That’s why one of our v1 features allows goal creators to designate a recurring weekly or monthly meeting for goal members](https://images.amplenote.com/288b9bfc-c63d-11ef-9ae2-61341e4fbc91/180ea178-e86e-4229-a0d4-1110d8ebd4c1.png)  to build real human connections (!). Long-running real-world social groups like Alcoholics Anonymous have proven that human connection can change behavior, even when it's hard. 
  
  ## Tactic #2: Risk/reward with coins
  The second feature we’re offering to trick compel your future selves is [currency, aka “coins.”](https://www.amplenote.com/help/amplenote_social_currency)  This tactic builds upon the observation that, given a numeric representation of "success," ambitious human minds will strongly desire to maximize it. What do they get for maximizing it? To be transparent, we're still figuring that part out. 😅  But [we've figured out about 10 ideas to start with](https://www.amplenote.com/help/amplenote_social_currency) , including:
  
  
  | Coins | Perk | 
  | 100 | Post to promo forums | 
  | 1,000 | T-shirt mailed within US | 
  | 5,000 | Free month of Pro | 
  | 10,000 | Free month of Unlimited | 
  | 100,000 | Four hours of programmer time on a feature of your choosing | 
  
  When you sign up for a goal as a Pro+ subscriber, you will have the option to risk 10-100 coins on the bet that you'll keep up with your goal (as opposed to forgetting about it as it drifts into the ether, to join the other billion “good intentions that never were” 👋).
  
  If you defy the odds to stick with the goal(s) you joined (or created), as indicated by recording progress on the goal within the goal creators’s “recurrence interval,” [you will earn a 20% “interest” payment for every month that you stayed on time marking the goal complete](https://www.amplenote.com/help/amplenote_social_currency#Accountability_Goal_follow-through) . Because doing what you said you would deserves a prize! 🤑💰💸
  
  You can depart the goal at any time. If you depart prior to being removed for inactivity, you can get back the bet that you made.
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  title: New Years gimmick or goal pursuit innovation? D...
  headers: ## Tactic #1: Social accountability
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  Tactic #1: Social accountability
  The first benefit of Accountability Goals is that they help you to discover like-minded people who want to make progress on a goal similar to yours. [The Power of Accountability, a 2018 AFCPE](https://www.afcpe.org)`
    research paper, also cited by [Angela Hayes, Phd ](https://alumline.source.colostate.edu)`
   , notes that: The probability of completing a goal if:You have an idea or a goal:  10%You consciously decide you will do it:  25%You decide when you will do it:  40%You plan how you will do it:  50%You commit to someone you will do it:  65%You have a specific accountability appointment with a person you’ve committed to:  95%
  Do we trust this research? Eh, kind of, not really. In spite of being cited by multiple academics, the numbers are suspiciously tidy, and the effect size of 95% almost never happens in carefully run experiments. But even if these numbers were not scientifically derived, they still gesture toward a truth that feels intuitively correct.
  When you are working to make a change alongside others who want to make that same change, your odds of success improve. Probably substantially. Or at least, substantial in proportion to how connected you feel with your goal partners. [That’s why one of our v1 features allows goal creators to designate a recurring weekly or monthly meeting for goal members](https://images.amplenote.com)`
    to build real human connections (!). Long-running real-world social groups like Alcoholics Anonymous have proven that human connection can change behavior, even when it's hard. 
  Tactic #2: Risk/reward with coins
  The second feature we’re offering to trick compel your future selves is [currency, aka “coins.”](https://www.amplenote.com)`
    This tactic builds upon the observation that, given a numeric representation of "success," ambitious human minds will strongly desire to maximize it. What do they get for maximizing it? To be transparent, we're still figuring that part out. 😅  But [we've figured out about 10 ideas to start with](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   , including: | Coins | Perk |
  | 100 | Post to promo forums |
  | 1,000 | T-shirt mailed within US |
  | 5,000 | Free month of Pro |
  | 10,000 | Free month of Unlimited |
  | 100,000 | Four hours of programmer time on a feature of your choosing | When you sign up for a goal as a Pro+ subscriber, you will have the option to risk 10-100 coins on the bet that you'll keep up with your goal (as opposed to forgetting about it as it drifts into the ether, to join the other billion “good intentions that never were” 👋). If you defy the odds to stick with the goal(s) you joined (or created), as indicated by recording progress on the goal within the goal creators’s “recurrence interval,” [you will earn a 20% “interest” payment for every month that you stayed on time marking the goal complete](https://www.amplenote.com)`
   . Because doing what you said you would deserves a prize! 🤑💰💸 You can depart the goal at any time. If you depart prior to being removed for inactivity, you can get back the bet that you made.
noteTitle: New Years gimmick or goal pursuit innovation? Does it have to be just one?