Artwork helps users keep track of goals

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Artist Simone Giertz is well-known for her creation of extremely impractical robots. Millions of YouTube subscribers tune in to see her hilariously useless inventions, like a hair-cutting drone and an alarm clock that slaps her in the face. Now, Giertz has created an electronic device that is designed to actually work.

Giertz’s Every Day Calendar is a piece of art designed to help users keep track of their accomplishments. Users trying to stick to a commitment tap a touchpad for each day that they meet their goal. The touchpad lights up to record the success. Giertz built a prototype of the calendar when she was trying to stick to a daily regimen of yoga and meditation and found that checklists and apps were not working.

Giertz realised the importance of sticking to her regimen after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. “On my bad days, sitting down and meditating was the last thing I wanted to do. But I’d see the Every Day Calendar on the wall and I’d see all the days that I had done beforehand and all the work I’d put into it. And I’d think, ‘Okay, it’s just another 10 minutes. I can do that today.’” Giertz has open-sourced the schematics for the calendar, and put a USB programming port on the back. The project is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, where it has already exceeded its funding target.

Takeaway: At Springwise, we have seen a lot of apps designed to help people keep track of goals. These include a watch that helps wearers live in the moment and a wearable that helps users stick to a diet. Giertz’s project, on the other hand, is not connected to the Internet, comes with no apps and relies on the satisfaction of physically recording daily goals and seeing accomplishments light up. Will a low-tech calendar help people to stick to their goals?

Website: www.simonegiertz.com
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