| Yes, I created a leaderboard for programmers and recently found some people using it as motivation to sleep less, spending 18 hour energy drink fueled days coding for up to a month at a time. [0] > How do you feel about its impact Even though it's not healthy, I let it happen to a point. I reach out by email about the health impacts. Some people say, "I plan to stop at the end of the month". > have you taken steps, like focus groups or educational initiatives, to address the issue? I set limits to how long they can be on the leaderboard, and I reach out personally to those who overdo it. My next project is wonderful.dev [1], where I promise to never email any dev users (we don't even store your email) and have a focus on usability even if it means slower growth. This is in contrast to most apps these days trying to hook users with addictive patterns, always competing for your attention. [0] https://wakatime.com/leaders [1] https://wonderful.dev |