text study lesson/realization 7

i think a lot of people have just stopped participating.

i mean a few have told me - and that's fine. i expected that. i just would like notice. i appreciate people telling me. what i'm worried about is how many people have just stopped without saying so.

i checked the data yesterday and the number of responses was about half of what it should have been - even considering attrition. or so i estimated. and that was not good for my morale or motivation.

i mean if they've stopped, i want to stop.
but i can't stop. sending. text. messages.

i want to - and so besides going insane sending messages for 15 hours a day. i dont even know how many people are actually still participating or have at all. it just wasn't encouraging. at all.

i guess though today is the last day, so i should send the 500 messages i still have to send. and know i did all i can.

but when's the recency effect kick in? maybe today - that would be a surge of participation at the end. there should be one at the beginning and one at the end. here's hoping the one at the end happens and happens strong.

i really want this project to work.