Achieve: evaluating the impact of progress logging and social feedback on goal achievement

Authors:
Zachary Porges;Xi Yang;Apurva Desai;Catherine Ho;Ruwan Pallegedara;Raisa Razzaque;Dan Cosley
Affiliations:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the companion publication of the 17th ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work & social computing
Year:
2014

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Abstract

Goal progress logging and social feedback have been shown to motivate individuals to achieve their goals. However, little controlled study has been done to evaluate the relative effects of these features. We developed a simple goal achievement application, Achieve, to examine the effects of progress logging and social feedback on goal completion. Results of an in-progress study suggest that both progress logging and social feedback had positive effects on goal completion. However, surprisingly, social feedback has no significant advantage over progress logging. Further, participants who gave and received social feedback had a higher level of annoyance toward the study. We discuss possible reasons for this and propose insights for adding social components to goal achievement systems.