Komorian
  • Eternity Time Log
    • Reviews
    • FAQ
    • Change Log
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Blog

SimpleGoals – Eternity’s little brother debuts on App Store

December 8, 2009

What is it? SimpleGoals is a free app that can help you to stay on track with your goals/habits like: “Exercise 4 times a week”, “Read 2 books each month” or “Watch TV 3 times a week max”.

How can it help? Some of the users of my Eternity app made an interesting observation that having a record of what they do keeps them focused and motivated. They just don’t want to “screw the record”. That’s not the only reason of course, but it obviously helps many users to trick their mind into overcoming procrastination and keep going. But Eternity is a time tracking app, and, even as simple as it is, tracking time is an overkill for a lot of people who, potentially, could benefit from such “record-keeping” approach.

So SimpleGoals focuses on just that. Define your small goals/habits and enter them on your iPhone/iPod. Then, every day, be honest with yourself and put a checkmark where appropriate. Positive goal – you won today :), negative – you lost :(. Simple! Daily, weekly and monthly counts easily accessible. “It’s a simple list with checkmarks!”. Yes, it is. I had many ideas for “improvements”, but decided to start with the simplest approach that worked for me as the user of such app. And working on it was really two steps forward, one step back for me.

It’s good to have the simple goals and habits written somewhere to keep yourself accountable. Otherwise we tend to “forget” our little goals, zone them out from our conscience. But they are important. Exercising 3 times a week can build your strength and endurance enormously over time. Reading every day can built your knowledge. Avoiding watching TV can save you years of time over your lifetime. Little by little, simple things add up.

That’s why the default view is “today” view. Because today is the most important day. Can you remember what you did yesterday – most probably, the day before yesterday – possibly, 5 days ago – hmmm… That’s a good reason to keep your list up to date. Every day.

That’s why there are blank checkmarks visible. They are crying to go green ;) Will you let them down? ;)

SimpleGoals App Store link if you’d like to give it a try.

December 8, 2009 komorian

Recent Posts

  • Eternity Time Log 3.5 released tag reports, rounding and some color
    Eternity Time Log 3.5 released tag reports, rounding and some colorMay 5, 2016
  • Why track time? – 3/3 – Money
    Why track time? – 3/3 – MoneyFebruary 19, 2016
  • Why track time? – 2/3 – Awareness
    Why track time? – 2/3 – AwarenessFebruary 7, 2016

Popular Posts

  • Eternity Time Log 2.1 released
    Eternity Time Log 2.1 releasedJanuary 22, 2012
  • Eternity Time Log 2.0 released
    Eternity Time Log 2.0 releasedAugust 29, 2011
  • Eternity Time Log 2.2.3 released
    Eternity Time Log 2.2.3 releasedJanuary 18, 2013
← Eternity turns one – 50% SALE until Monday, Nov 23
Eternity 1.6 released →

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment

My apps

Eternity Time Log (AppStore Link) Eternity Time Log
Developer: Marcin Komorek
Rated: 4+
Price: Free Get
Bite15 - bite sized time tracking (AppStore Link) Bite15 - bite sized time tracking
Developer: Marcin Komorek
Rated: 4+
Price: Free Get

Recent Posts

  • Eternity Time Log 3.5 released tag reports, rounding and some color
  • Why track time? – 3/3 – Money
  • Why track time? – 2/3 – Awareness
  • Why track time? – 1/3 – Focus
  • Eternity Time Log 3.0 released with Eternity Cloud sync

Tags

Eternity Eternity sale eternity time log Eternity update micro-ISV thoughts time tracking tips TouchLog video

About

My name is Marcin Komorek and I'm Komorian's CEO, CFO, CTO....
At your service :)

Follow me…

but not blindly ;) Facebookbut not blindly ;) LinkedInbut not blindly ;) RSSbut not blindly ;) Twitter

Blog

  • Eternity Time Log 3.5 released tag reports, rounding and some color
    Eternity Time Log 3.5 released tag reports, rounding and some color

    Eternity is a time tracking app for iPhone and iPad. Version 3.5 has just been r...

  • Why track time? – 3/3 – Money
    Why track time? – 3/3 – Money

    In previous parts I wrote about focus and awareness as short and long term benef...

  • Why track time? – 2/3 – Awareness
    Why track time? – 2/3 – Awareness

    Last time I wrote about focus as an immediate effect of tracking time. Awareness...

Copyright © 2008 komorian.com. All Rights Reserved