This is an idea after going through this thread on plans for 2026 and seeing that so many are working on games. Maybe it would be nice to work on games together! Not as a collaboration, just to do the same thing with someone else at the same time. Or check in with one another from now and then.
To clarify what an accountability buddy would be, let me give you this quote from “Feel Good Productivity” by Ali Abdaal:
“The Reddit forum r/GetMotivatedBuddies has over 179,000 members, all looking to ‘Find accountability partners for health and fitness, studying, work, and healthy habit building’.’ It connects partners to encourage one another…”
“Buddy duty found, next agree on what accountability culture you want to create. There’s a very fine line between a helpfully persistent buddy and an enragingly annoying one. So you need to agree on some ground rules. What would a positive approach to accountability look like? What amount of contact are you looking for? How can they best help you?
For some, accountability might mean meeting each other once or twice a week for a check in. Or it might be a daily text check-in or video message to see how you’re doing on your project. Or it might just be a monthly meeting over a coffee to see what’s going well and what isn’t.”
And I was thinking maybe we could have a thread here where people can connect and partner up. Maybe set up a list with available partners and all. I am totally up for moderating this here if people would like to (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) . Of course, if there is any wish for such a thing (ᵕ • ᴗ •)
I’ve really enjoyed having occasional accountability partners or groups, but I never had an IF buddy and that sounds especially cool / motivating. I think I’d be up for just about any “style” of partnership, too!