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Short answers to the questions readers send 084 Goad most often, plus where to write if yours is not covered here.
No. Some links on the site are commercial and the editorial policy explains them, but we sell nothing ourselves.
It is written by three people with practical experience in coaching, software work and competitive gaming. We say where our advice comes from and where it is just our experience.
A goad is a stick used to nudge an animal forward. The blog is meant to be a gentle daily nudge, not a lecture.
Online games are among the best designed motivation systems people use every day. Studying streaks, quests and leaderboards tells us a lot about habits outside games.
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If your question is not here, [email protected] is the place to put it. Repeat questions usually grow into a full article; the most common of them end up added right here.
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