Hack your priorities Priorities check and a hack This is a chance to check your priorities in life and adjust any that need a tweak, using a clever hack. Are your weekly exercise levels what you'd like? * Yes, more or less No Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No Are you happy with your current eating pattern? * Yes, more or less No Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No Are you OK with your level of alcohol/drug use? * Yes No Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No Are you spending as much time as you want with the family? * Yes No Not applicable Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No Do you spend enough time on study/personal development? * Yes No Not really interested in that Would you like to do something about it? * Yes No Do you get enough time for yourself? * Yes No Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No Is there something else that you're struggling to find time for? * Yes No Can't think of anything Illustrations in the style of Saul Steinberg. Would you like to do something about that? * Yes No What weekly exercise would you like to be doing? * How often would you be doing that every week? * What dietary plan would you like to be following? * How often would you be doing that? * How would you like to alter it? * What new pattern or activities could you adopt? * What area of study or personal development would you like to be doing? * What would be an ideal time schedule for you? * What would you like to be doing and how often? * What's the activity and how often would you like to do it? * Are you interested to try our hack to help change your priorities? * Yes No No worries! Hope we prompted some useful thinking. If you'd like to clear the form and start again, click here. OK. Treat the weekly actions you just wrote down as a promise, and put some money at stake. If you haven't taken your actions at the end of the week, forfeit the money to charity. Incredibly, putting even ONE dollar at stake doubles your motivation. (Obviously the more you stake, the more reliable you become). If you're prepared to risk at least one dollar a week in order to motivate yourself, choose which charity you'd like any forfeits to go to. There's a non-charity option also. A cause * World Wildlife Fund Medecins Sans Frontieres Electronic Frontiers Foundation Variety (children's charity) The Hunger Project One Girl (girls' education in Africa) 2 Rich Guys (definitely not a charity) Note: Stake Something receives a fee How much will you put at stake each week? * Risking $100 seems to deliver almost 100% reliability, but choose anything from a dollar up. How much will spark action? You start on Monday and report on a Sunday. If you forget, we’ll send you an SMS reminder so that you don't accidentally forfeit money – for that reason, we collect your phone number. Name * Name First First Last Last Email * Phone (include country code) * In case you forfeit, your card details are held by Stripe, the world's largest payment processor. Stake Something never has access to your credit card number. Looks like your priorities are all aligned! Great stuff! If you are human, leave this field blank. Next
