Inventor's 'Every Day Calendar' Gives You a Gold Star for Achieving Daily Goals

When it comes to setting goals and sticking to them, we could all use a little help from time to time. That's where the "Every Day Calendar" comes in. As spotted by Colossal, the electronic board lets you tap each date—prompting the slot to light up—once you've completed your daily goal. Aside from being an intriguing piece of wall art, it also provides positive reinforcement and serves as a visual reminder of your progress.

"It's like a gold star system for yourself because we're adults now so we only get gold stars if we give them to ourselves," Simone Giertz, the inventor of the calendar, says in a Kickstarter video.

Giertz is "mostly known for building things that don't work," as she puts it herself. You may remember her "Wake-Up Machine"—a rubber hand that slaps you in the face when it's time to get out of bed—so this calendar marks somewhat of a departure from her past creations. Giertz said she initially created the product for herself as an experiment, and the results have been life-changing.

"I built the first version of the Every Day Calendar about a year ago because I wanted to start meditating," she says. "I realized that I had been trying to start meditating for almost 10 years but I would always give up after a week or two." She has used the calendar for over a year now, and has practiced meditation every day except for one—when she underwent brain surgery.

The calendar, made by Giertz and a team of engineers, has a "non-volatile memory." This means it won't lose your progress if the power goes out or you turn it off. Plus, if you have a strict "lights out" policy at night, the brightness of the display can be adjusted from fully lit to completely off. The display is made from a printed circuit board, and the hexagonal buttons are fashioned out of gold-immersed copper.

The calendar is still in the funding stage and isn't available for purchase just yet, but the expected release date is December 2019. To back the project or learn more about the calendar, check out the Every Day Calendar's Kickstarter page.

[h/t Colossal]