Understanding Tech Interventions for Procrastination

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Read the two examples below and choose which one you’d prefer.

Option 1: Social Accountability

You and your friends create a group challenge to stay productive. Each person sets their own goals, and the app tracks everyone’s progress. You can see how well your friends are staying on track and send reminders or encouragement to motivate each other. The app also notifies the group when someone is falling behind, prompting friendly competition and support.

Option 2: Personal Motivation Intervention

You set personal productivity goals, and the app helps you stay focused by limiting distractions. It reduces your iPhone’s accessibility to non-essential apps during work sessions and sends reminders when it’s time to complete a task. The app also provides progress updates and encouragement based on your performance, ensuring that you stay on track without external accountability.

Social Accountability — I work better around other people

Personal Motivation Intervention — I work better in silence

Neither — I find other ways to be productive

If you joined a Social Accountability platform, what level of data would you MOST prefer to share? *

Publicly with all participants (anyone and everyone on the app).

Private Group (only my "friends" and people I am in productivity groups with could see).

Semi—Private (I can see my own progress, but select information could be made available to select friends).

Completely Private (Only I could see my information)

If you joined a Personal Motivation Intervention platform, what interventions would you MOST prefer? *

Task's Manager — an area to write down all of your tasks.

Daily/Hourly Reminders to complete work via notifications or texts.

Restricted access to various apps, sites, or phone features.

Restructuring of your personal calendar to add small tasks when you might have "free-time".

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