Comments on: Achieving Goals Like a Mad Klingon

By: Outsmarting Yourself for Success – Dextronet.com Blog

Outsmarting Yourself for Success – Dextronet.com Blog — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:31:53 +0000

[...] example, as I described in Achieving goals like a Mad Klingon, you can promise your best buddy that you will give him $1000 if you won’t do X. Talk about [...]

By: Zach Moteevates

Zach Moteevates — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000

This is a pretty sweet metaphor for a goal-achievement method.

If you like this, we think you’ll love http://www.moteevate.com, a site geared to keep people moteevated and get them closer to their goals, even if they have to think like mad klingons.

go be great, moteevate.

By: Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals | Lifehacker Australia

Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals | Lifehacker Australia — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:07:59 +0000

[...] finish something: using someone else to make sure that you will keep putting effort into it (the Mad Klingon way), or making sure you will keep putting effort in yourself. I’m going to talk about the [...]

By: Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals – Dextronet.com Blog

Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2012 Goals – Dextronet.com Blog — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +0000

[...] finish something: Using someone else to make sure that you will keep putting effort into it (the Mad Klingon way), or making sure you will keep putting effort in yourself. I’m going to talk about the later, as [...]

By: Daniel Reeves

Daniel Reeves — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:29:46 +0000

There are (at least) two websites devoted to the Madman Commitment idea: StickK.com and Beeminder.com. (The latter is mine.)

I also have a blog post that makes a similar point to this one about how to decide what you should commit (like a mad klingon) to: http://blog.beeminder.com/wantcanwill

By: Ahmed Sobh Saber

Ahmed Sobh Saber — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:02:45 +0000

firstly i have to lose some weight :-D :-D

and i think that my time is come to reach my technical dreams by increasing my self-motivation and knowledge

and about your money question.. i won’t send you any money, just because i won’t fail ;-)

tank u for the article and for reply :-)

By: Jiri Novotny

Jiri Novotny — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:54:38 +0000

Great! Thanks.

So, what is your commitment going to be? Want to send me some money if you fail, by any chance? ;-)

By: Ahmed Sobh Saber

Ahmed Sobh Saber — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:48:37 +0000

how amazing are you!!!!

really really u inspire me to the peek and i am starting now to plan my way according to madman commitment

By: 10 quick fixes of motivation « Motivation

10 quick fixes of motivation « Motivation — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:15:11 +0000

[...] Pen and paper (or a word processor) is the best friend of your sanity. Use them. Think on paper. Resolve all the lingering issues and insecurities, then recommit fully to your goal. [...]

By: Jiri Novotny

Jiri Novotny — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:16:09 +0000

Wow, good for you! Thanks for sharing. The thing about this is that it works only for some people (like yourself), but it can have even a negative opposite effect on some people.

But the madman commitment technique? Works for everyone :)

By: Anders

Anders — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:11:25 +0000

“Publicly announce that you will work on your goal….. Announce it on Facebook, Twitter, and tell this to everyone you see regularly, etc.”

This works for me! Helped me to do two master degrees, to complet a marathon, to complet a ski marathon, to clime kilimanjaro, to quit my job and start own company two times.

By: 10 best tricks of fooling myself to work

10 best tricks of fooling myself to work — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:28:26 +0000

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