Weekly Google Forms Survey

A personal accountability system using Google Forms to track progress and make better decisions about when to persist or quit projects.

Core Components of the Weekly Survey

• Created as a personal Google Form filled out every Sunday/weekend
• Most questions proved not useful except one critical question
• Key focus: tracking progress and decision-making on current projects

The Critical Question

• "What would make you stop working on what you're working on right now?"
• Purpose: Creates accountability between past and present self
• Insight: Present self tends to want to continue while past self provides better perspective
• Used to make objective decisions about stopping projects when predetermined conditions are met

Managing Psychology Through Structure

• Running 3-4 times per week for mind clearing and meditation
• Reading consistently as a core identity activity
• Maintaining activities that make you feel like "the best version of yourself"
• Don't sacrifice these core activities regardless of how busy you get

Key Principles

• Focus on what makes you feel centered and "like yourself"
• Identify and protect activities that bring out your "shiniest version"
• Create structured accountability systems
• Use past perspectives to make better present decisions
• Maintain consistency in core habits that support mental wellbeing

Benefits

• Provides objective framework for decision-making
• Helps overcome stubborn persistence when evidence suggests stopping
• Creates accountability between past and present self
• Maintains psychological wellbeing through structured reflection
• Helps manage founder/personal psychology in challenging times