Dear Ecologers,
I am a fellow plant ecology PhD student, and I wanted to reach out to ECOLOG about a project I've been working on. Over the last few years I’ve been developing a system to help me form healthy habits and deal with the stress of grad school. We all know how stressful grad school can be (see this article by the Thesis Whisperer <https://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/05/08/the-valley-of-shit/>), so if you are interested in learning more, then keep on reading! The system has worked really well for me, and now I want to share it with others through an app called HabitU <http://habituapp.com>. If you are interested in reducing stress and finding a way to finally form the habits you wish you had, then this app is for you. HabitU works by combining machine learning with behavioral psychology and a simple habit tracking system to quantify and motivate users in personalized ways. It basically gamifies personal growth. We launched an alpha version of the app in December and received a lot of great feedback (you may have seen another email from me last year), but now we are ready to bring on testers for the new and improved beta version. We would love feedback from the perspective of other grad students! *If you are interested in becoming a beta tester, click on the following link to sign up: http://www.habituapp.com/beta_ap <http://www.habituapp.com/beta_ap> * *For more info about HabitU, here is a link to our landing page: HabitUapp.com <http://HabitUapp.com> and click here and follow us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/habituapp>.* Thanks in advance! Luka Negoita ----------------------------------------------------- President -- Biology Graduate Student Organization Plant Ecology -- Fridley Lab <http://plantecology.syr.edu/fridley/>, Syracuse University <http://www.syr.edu/> www.lukanegoita.weebly.com College of the Atlantic '11 Putney School '07
