Motivation is truly a superpower, and with the right strategies, it's possible to unlock its potential to achieve seemingly impossible challenges. In today's post, we explore insights from Daniel Pink's book, "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us" and his TED talk, "The Puzzle of Motivation." We look at the traditional carrot-and-stick approach, and then break down the puzzle of motivation into its three key elements: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Lastly, we discuss how HeroMode taps into intrinsic motivation to help people reach their goals. You too can unlock the superpower of motivation with HeroMode!

We have expanded the Adventure Gallery with more cover image options! Now, the gallery includes two sections: adventure templates, and additional cover image options. The templates section contains ten common adventure use cases, such as "Fitness", "Productivity", and "Build a New Habit". The additional cover image section contains 24 more cover images, adding more options on how you can easily customize your adventures. We hope you'll like it!

We had a couple of HeroMode releases last week. In v4.3, we improved the iPad layout to make it more consistent with the iPhone and web experience. And in the most recent v4.4 release, the Piggy Reward System is now available! With the Piggy Reward System, you can define rewards that motivate you. When you complete quests, you can earn coins that you can use to redeem rewards. We hope you will find Piggy to be a motivating addition to HeroMode!

We are currently working on a new motivation feature for HeroMode, called "Piggy". Piggy is a reward system where you can collect coins as you complete quests, and use the coins to redeem rewards. In this post, we'll give you a sneak peek of what it looks like!

Recently, I came across a TED talk about the importance of having fun. As someone who is a big advocate of using fun for productivity, I was excited to see that there is scientific evidence that backs up the importance of fun. Afterall, we are building HeroMode to make getting stuff done more fun! So in this post, we explore why fun is a key ingredient for both work and life, and how to leverage fun as a superpower for productivity.

We released HeroMode v4.2 today! In this new release, we are introducing Adventure Templates. These templates allow you to create adventures for common goals and use cases quickly, with a cover image and color theme. We are also simplifying the process of creating repeat quests, making it more intuitive. We hope you like it!

HeroMode can be used in many different ways. In a previous post, I had described how I use HeroMode to break my Reddit habit. And since then, I have been successful in staying away from Reddit for many months! However, recently, I noticed a bug in my activity calendar, breaking my Reddit streak. This is of course unacceptable! So we implemented a data sync improvement, which has been released in v4.1. Now I can see my Reddit-free streak hitting more than 180 days!

HeroMode v4 has been released both on the web and on iOS! It has a brand new look, with new UI elements and design patterns. We hope you like it!

In addition to the iOS app, we've made HeroMode available on the web, and as a Chrome Extension. But the path of making HeroMode a cross platform app was not without its challenges. Here are some of the roadblocks we encountered.

Timers can be a great way to organize your energy and tasks, but they can also be a source of frustration. Here are three tips to help you get back on track and stay motivated!