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ChristianKl comments on Open Thread for January 8 - 16 2014 - Less Wrong
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I just set up the Anki Beeminder plugin + Beeminder on my Android smartphone. It all automatic software and should I forget to do Anki enough the smartphone app will bug me.
I think for anyone doing Anki there no reason not to go down that road. If you want to make sure you can even add a commitment contract to Beeminder.
I tried Beeminder and it didn't work. Basically, I just ignored it when there were $5 at stake, was briefly motivated by $10 and $30, and then just started lying. So, you need to have at least some self-respect in order to successfully use it. The most funny thing is that I paid them something around $300, before I found out how ineffective Beeminder was for me.
Yay positive reinforcement! (M&M's had helped me with Anki, to some extent (until I started lying :D))
I have a reason to not go down that road - I have a solid enough Anki habit as it is, and don't need extra push. Anki doesn't feel like a chore.
There are plenty of people who do have a solid habit and then lose the habit after something comes up in their lives.
I put a weekly goal of review cards into Beeminder so it will only start pushing when necessary and not cause troubly otherwise.