r/GetMotivated • u/jasehomebase • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Are accountability partners or groups effective at building consistent habits? [DISCUSSION]

Merry Christmas everyone!

I've been seeing a lot of discussion about accountability groups, and I was wondering what people's thoughts on them are? I'm part of a few groups right now, and some of them have really helped but others seem to get less active over time.

For anybody who has hosted or joined an accountability group, what has your experience been like? And what has been effective or ineffective? I'd love to know so I can join the right accountability groups and maybe even make one myself :)

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u/Tngstnwzrd 1d ago

I'd join it. My attendance will be a bit choppy because I'm in the military. But I can guarantee I'll check in at least once a week.

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u/jasehomebase 1h ago

ah shoot we're looking for people who can commit to aim for daily updates but totally understand that life happens haha

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u/SosaSeriaCosa 1d ago

Anecdotal of course, but my coworkers are Diabetic and i was pre diabetic. We started fasting together and eating more fruits and vegetables. Like we would buy enough fruit for the week and have our fruit break, we would fast twice a week. And for lunch we potluck healthier food options and smaller portions. It's been 2 years and 30lbs for me. One is not diabetic anymore. She still has to go get checked out regularly and is still doing great. The other one is much improved still in the prediabetic range but she's doing great and these habits we helped each other build have become the way we eat. I still have a ways to go. But accountability partners worked for me.

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u/Motor-Poetry-858 9h ago

This isn't anecdotal at all! With human nature, many people doing the same activity will make you want to do that activity. That's why it's so hard to quit porn or stop masturbating; those are socially accepted ideas because people love enjoying before doing hard work.

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u/Dabblingman 1d ago

I did an eight week one a few years back. Got more done in those two months than any other time I can think of. Didn't stick for me (without the group). I would definitely suggest trying it out.

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u/bbyrvi 22h ago

I would definitely join I need this.

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u/Marepoppin 18h ago

Ineffective. I have ADHD and I don’t know whether this works for other people, but for 6 weeks in a row when I met with my ‘accountability partner’ for a business development (something that no one else had skin in the game for except for me, don’t worry I wasn’t affecting anyone else), I just told her every week I hadn’t done it and my goals would remain the same until next we met.

It’s the same as ‘you can have a cookie when you’re done’ - get bent, I can have a cookie whenever I want. I genuinely don’t care what other people think, so maybe that’s why these groups are pointless