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Burke · 11-17-2009, 02:06 AM

I'm sure a free alternative would be of great value to the self-development community.

Are you planning to integrate a calendar function? Could the software also be used as a planner?

Being able to set the software as a "dynamic desktop", akin to the large-size calendars used by many offices, would be fantastic. No need to open the program or go online - there it is.

Automated reminders, which can be set to varying times based on user definition. For example, if I want to get six articles finished this month, and I plan to write two each week, I'd like to be able to set up reminders on every Wednesday to write/finish the article (perhaps with a checkbox linked to the goal itself: "Have you finished this? yes/no", and then it records the result on the goal itself), and every Saturday to submit them to sites.

Clickable links within the program. If I type in an email address, a phone number, a Web address, the program can open the appropriate program in a separate window.

I agree with the previous poster, who said goal-setting isn't a software problem. It's not. But having helpful software can't hurt the process, can it?

Perhaps an ability within the program to detect numbers and ask how to handle them. For example, I set the goal "Write 6 [or six] articles" for the month of November. Then, a pop-up box comes up: "I noticed this goal includes a number of smaller goals. Would you like to schedule them separately, or schedule this as one large goal for the total?"

Wouldn't advice from the program be vague?
Perhaps indexing free articles from self-development websites such as this one, and using keywords to link the two together, could help. For example, "You've posted three new Financial goals this month. Here's a list of articles from StevePavlina.com related to these keywords you have used: work, financial, finances, job, productivity."

11-17-2009, 02:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Burke Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Michigan, US Posts: 13	I'm sure a free alternative would be of great value to the self-development community. Are you planning to integrate a calendar function? Could the software also be used as a planner? Being able to set the software as a "dynamic desktop", akin to the large-size calendars used by many offices, would be fantastic. No need to open the program or go online - there it is. Automated reminders, which can be set to varying times based on user definition. For example, if I want to get six articles finished this month, and I plan to write two each week, I'd like to be able to set up reminders on every Wednesday to write/finish the article (perhaps with a checkbox linked to the goal itself: "Have you finished this? yes/no", and then it records the result on the goal itself), and every Saturday to submit them to sites. Clickable links within the program. If I type in an email address, a phone number, a Web address, the program can open the appropriate program in a separate window. I agree with the previous poster, who said goal-setting isn't a software problem. It's not. But having helpful software can't hurt the process, can it? Perhaps an ability within the program to detect numbers and ask how to handle them. For example, I set the goal "Write 6 [or six] articles" for the month of November. Then, a pop-up box comes up: "I noticed this goal includes a number of smaller goals. Would you like to schedule them separately, or schedule this as one large goal for the total?" Wouldn't advice from the program be vague? Perhaps indexing free articles from self-development websites such as this one, and using keywords to link the two together, could help. For example, "You've posted three new Financial goals this month. Here's a list of articles from StevePavlina.com related to these keywords you have used: work, financial, finances, job, productivity."