I was never really into the Dry January thing. Why restrict myself with arbitrary rules?
But last year I read about this study (https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLandi...), and it completely changed my perspective.
The findings are crazy. In 2016, researchers followed up w/ 249 men and 608 women who did Dry January.
At 6 month follow-up, ALL participants reported a reduction in their alcohol consumption and an increase in drink refusal self-efficacy.
ALL. OF. THEM.
This was even true for people who didn't successfully complete the challenge. 😱
So that's when I realized– if just trying to do Dry January would result in me having healthier drinking habits for the full year, it's a worthwhile investment.
So I repurposed some code from my product Harold the Habit Tracker and spun it into a group progress tracker for the challenge.
People love it because it's
💬 message-based, so you don’t forget to track
💪 Light accountability and encouragement
📵 No app to download or password to remember
It was a huge hit last year for 2023 (#3 Product of the Day) and this year it's available on WhatsApp as well as SMS!
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