A little backstory: It was January.
Everyone around me was making New Year s resolutions. And, like always, I knew I would start something with full excitement and then leave it halfway without even realising it.
But this time, I thought of trying a small experiment.
I created a WhatsApp group with six friends.
We each set a few goals for the month and posted what we had done every day. The rule was simple: miss once and receive a warning; miss twice and you were removed from the group until the next month started.
Not every day was perfect, but on difficult days, we wrote a short reflection to stay in the loop instead of quitting completely.
Hey Product-Hunt,
The reason I built TCTGame is because I was looking for a solution to a problem that I was facing myself. That's when I realised the problem was not with motivation. The problem was that I was silently abandoning the habits that I was supposed to work on. When life got busy, there was no one to notice that I had stopped showing up. And usually, I would only start again after getting some external motivation, like seeing someone else doing well at the same habit I was supposed to be working on. Then I would start again from scratch, and the same cycle would repeat.
TCTGame is built to solve this exact problem through social accountability. Everyone is working on their own goals, but posting a daily log in the tribe creates a sense of accountability. You've committed in front of these people, so you naturally want to come back tomorrow and do what you planned. And no, every day would not be perfect. Some days you will do very little, and some days you might do nothing at all. But even on those days, posting a log and reflecting on what happened sends a signal to your brain that you are not quietly abandoning the journey. You are still here, and you are coming back tomorrow.
@vishwanath_kumar_singh The man behind the Follower- following map! That would be the core of the social accountability layer in the next phase of tctgame now! especially where users get to invite other friends to join the challenges or use the mini tools with them! letsgooo!
It’s exciting to be part of something this early thats surely gonna be a hit. TCTgame helps everyone be consistent and strive towards their goal. It’s like that teacher in your school who kept on asking about your homework.
@mintbomb27 The teacher aspect actually works for a lot of us. do you find the notifications too much at times? or is it fine already?
Hi Product-Hunt.
I am one of the founders of TCTGame, and the true reason I started building this was because it seemed interesting to me. I was part of the first group of the six friends that @nikhil_mishra_ mentioned .
I always knew that this can be something huge and based on that instinct I poured all the efforts to build this idea into an app which can benefit more people like us.
Over time I saw the need of our users and we pivoted with that, built utilities, made interactions more fun, more gamification .
Anyone who wants to start a routine or achieve any specific goal but is procrastinating should try TCTGame for sure.
We have a tribe which supports each other just by showing up and posting their progress.
@pankhurir And tbh i can't wait to share the next set of utilities and mini tools we have in the bag for tctgame! next phase of it will be 10x more exciting!
Really enjoying the experience so far! Looking forward to what TCTGame brings next
@vaishnavi_singh16 The next set of updates are going to be really interesting for people trying to work on their communication, physical fitness and writing skills too. Keep using the app Vaishnavi! and keep sharing your feedbacks!
Love the concept! Habit trackers are easy to ignore, but adding a social accountability layer makes this feel much more motivating. Congrats on the launch!
@soumyaa2 The social accountability layer is what makes it work because ofcourse its way too natural to abandon the boring habit trackers where you are working alone.. and for some folks the main thing that helps to keep them in check are the game rules...
Thanks for letting us know that the social accountability layer works for you too...
would love to get more of your feedback from you as you keep getting more milestone streaks