# I Hired an Accountability Coach
Author:: Ali Abdaal
## Highlights
> It’s pretty easy to replicate accountability coaching with a friend:
> 1. 😇 Ask a friend (ideally someone you meet up with regularly) to be your accountability buddy. Most people will say yes.
> 2. 📆 Every week (or bi-weekly), chat for 15 minutes about what you both want to get done before your next meeting. You should each set about 3 goals for the coming week - something concrete and achievable (eg go for two 5k runs).
> 3. 📱Text each other during the week about the goals, being firm but supportive.
> 4. 🏗️ Next time you meet, give each other feedback, and analyse problems. Also a pretty good way of being deepening your friendship. This is basically what my brother Taimur and I do on our podcast [Not Overthinking](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/l2hehmhow0loqdfg/aHR0cHM6Ly9ub3RvdmVydGhpbmtpbmcuY29tLw==) . ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fsy1074ycz06mxd48jp39n6v))
> 📝 **Article -** [My first impressions of web3](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/owhkhqh45kw4p6cq/aHR0cHM6Ly9tb3hpZS5vcmcvMjAyMi8wMS8wNy93ZWIzLWZpcnN0LWltcHJlc3Npb25zLmh0bWw=) by Moxie Marlinspike. Really interesting - basically the founder of messaging service [Signal](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/p8heh9h98349m5tr/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaWduYWwub3JnLw==) talks through some potential problems with web3 and crypto. The big one is how web3 is starting to rely on centralised companies with big servers (like MetaMask, Infura, OpenSea) to process all the information (the Google-style central control that web3 was meant to get away from. There’s one freaky bit where he shows how he designed an NFT that looks different depending on what platform it’s on: ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fsy10tnk3c8c89gpjpfebek5))
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Title: I Hired an Accountability Coach
Author: Ali Abdaal
Tags: readwise, articles
date: 2024-01-30
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# I Hired an Accountability Coach
Author:: Ali Abdaal
## AI-Generated Summary
Well, last year I worked for 90 days with a productivity coach (the fantastic Chris Sparks).
## Highlights
> It’s pretty easy to replicate accountability coaching with a friend:
> 1. 😇 Ask a friend (ideally someone you meet up with regularly) to be your accountability buddy. Most people will say yes.
> 2. 📆 Every week (or bi-weekly), chat for 15 minutes about what you both want to get done before your next meeting. You should each set about 3 goals for the coming week - something concrete and achievable (eg go for two 5k runs).
> 3. 📱Text each other during the week about the goals, being firm but supportive.
> 4. 🏗️ Next time you meet, give each other feedback, and analyse problems. Also a pretty good way of being deepening your friendship. This is basically what my brother Taimur and I do on our podcast [Not Overthinking](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/l2hehmhow0loqdfg/aHR0cHM6Ly9ub3RvdmVydGhpbmtpbmcuY29tLw==) . ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fsy1074ycz06mxd48jp39n6v))
> 📝 **Article -** [My first impressions of web3](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/owhkhqh45kw4p6cq/aHR0cHM6Ly9tb3hpZS5vcmcvMjAyMi8wMS8wNy93ZWIzLWZpcnN0LWltcHJlc3Npb25zLmh0bWw=) by Moxie Marlinspike. Really interesting - basically the founder of messaging service [Signal](https://click.convertkit-mail2.com/lmuzgg0k0zfmhpkoq2t6/p8heh9h98349m5tr/aHR0cHM6Ly9zaWduYWwub3JnLw==) talks through some potential problems with web3 and crypto. The big one is how web3 is starting to rely on centralised companies with big servers (like MetaMask, Infura, OpenSea) to process all the information (the Google-style central control that web3 was meant to get away from. There’s one freaky bit where he shows how he designed an NFT that looks different depending on what platform it’s on: ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fsy10tnk3c8c89gpjpfebek5))