Archive for December, 2022

Beeminder ♥ Beeminder: Introducing the Meta Integration

Friday, December 30th, 2022
Beeminder ♥ Beeminder: Introducing the Meta Integration

Imagine if signing up for Beeminder meant committing to use Beeminder. As part of signing up, you’d create a meta goal measuring the number of total datapoints added on all your other goals. Now the clock would be ticking to get an object-level goal created and to start adding data to it! That vision may... »

Kavka’s Toxin Puzzle and the Superpower of Commitment Devices

Friday, December 16th, 2022
Kavka’s Toxin Puzzle and the Superpower of Commitment Devices

There’s a famous philosophy thought experiment about how the concept of forming an intention might not be as coherent as it seems. Suppose some magic mind-reading aliens (you know the type) offer you a million dollars to drink a nasty but ultimately harmless toxin. Let’s say it makes you puke your guts out for a... »

X-Treme Nerd Interlude: Silky Smooth Beeminder Trend Lines

Friday, December 2nd, 2022
X-Treme Nerd Interlude: Silky Smooth Beeminder Trend Lines

As you likely know if you’ve ever beeminded your weight, you can add a moving average line on top of your data on your Beeminder graph. You can also add a so-called aura around your datapoints. The idea is to see trends in your data without being distracted by daily fluctuations, particularly when data is coming from... »