%% date:: [[2021-10-04]], [[2022-08-14]], [[2023-07-19]] %% # [[Accountability]] Accountability is the technique for increasing [[Productivity]] and addressing [[Procrastination]] by introducing a source of [[External motivation]]. An accountability group is an agreement between several people to check in with each other and help each other progress towards a common goal. The idea is that it's sometimes easier for people to do something when they know that someone else is counting on them to do it. This probably has something to do with whether you're a person who is externally or intrinsically motivated, as per [[The Four Tendencies]].