START MONDAY Start Monday Category: * Exercise Eat to plan Lose weight Cut down Stop doing something Study Learn a language Practise an instrument Spend quality time Create Other Weekly actions I'll take (or stop taking) * How often/how many/how long OK. Now that you've got a weekly promise, put some money at stake. If you haven't taken your actions at the end of the week, forfeit the money to charity. Prepared to risk at least one dollar a week to get the behaviour you want? Then choose which charity you'd like any forfeits to go to. There's a non-charity option also. A cause (where I want the money sent if I forfeit) * 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? * Putting even ONE dollar at stake doubles your motivation. Obviously, the more you stake, the more reliable you are. $100 seems to cause almost 100% reliability. 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 * 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. If you are human, leave this field blank. Next
