From games to reminders to drink water: The rise of 'streaks,' rewards that keep you hooked
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I just dropped my 600 streak in duolingo because it just made me feel like clicking through a chore instead of putting genuine effort into learning a language. I'm looking into some alternatives now
I am almost at the same point decided to make it to 1000 and then stop
My decision was also due to the AI first thing
What are some alternatives you checked out already?
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I don't know what language you were learning, but I think it's impossible to finish Spanish. True, I usually go one lesson per day, but after nearly 3000 days I'm at 6/8 section. I finished once the tree out a lot of effort in, they reworked the whole thing and I got back to the middle
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We’re not going to make it, are we? People I mean.
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We’re not going to make it, are we? People I mean.
Corporations just want you to keep using their shit.
But for someone who has ADHD and is autistic, streaks and gamification can help me a lot to make something a habit. -
Streak addiction is real, I had one Snapchat streak years ago that was over 1500, the person it was with and I would send one snap a day of nothing really just to keep the streak going. It got to the point that the one snap was the only time I communicated with that person, and it was honestly a relief when the streak finally lapsed. I had a few times where I was camping with no signal and would literally go on hikes with no destination just to find phone signal to send my daily snap to them.
Number go up makes monkey brain happy, even when you’re aware of how dumb it is.
Idle games like cookie clicker exploit this to a shocking degree.
Ironically, cookie clicker is actually a parody of idle games, and once you get far enough, there is genuine strategy (assuming you enjoy doing math).
Still doesn't change the fact the objective is to make number go up
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I just dropped my 600 streak in duolingo because it just made me feel like clicking through a chore instead of putting genuine effort into learning a language. I'm looking into some alternatives now
Create your own spaced repetition system, either using something like Anki, or using physical flash cards.
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I disagree. Let people learn in their pace and do not set unrealistic targets. It's not really possible to complete e.g. the french course in 3 months if you have other stuff to do like work or family. Took me longer, but now I'm able to be in France, read what is written on the signs and also able to communicate with the locals.
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Idle games like cookie clicker exploit this to a shocking degree.
Ironically, cookie clicker is actually a parody of idle games, and once you get far enough, there is genuine strategy (assuming you enjoy doing math).
Still doesn't change the fact the objective is to make number go up
Every gamer should try cookie clicker once as it really does expose how many games work under the hood. If you play cookie clicker, you'll notice those number-go-up mechanics everywhere and that really gives you another perspective on some modern grindfests. It also is a really good game
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Personally found streaks to be very helpful. In fact, on the homescreen of my phone is a very popular IOS app called Streaks!
Maintaining streaks has helped me a lot in fitness, mindfulness and discipline in general.
I also like streaks, but you have to careful which streaks you invite into your life. They are great for self improvement, but you really do not want some company like Reddit or some random game from exploiting that. You also do want to be careful with fitness related streaks - you need some rest. If you are sick, you really shouldn't exercise. If you are injured, you need time to heal and streaks totally sabotage you here
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Create your own spaced repetition system, either using something like Anki, or using physical flash cards.
My lord and savior anki. Use yomitan for extra power tooling it
