Setting Specific Goals With Kin

Kin's features are designed around helping you set and achieve your goals effectively, through personalized support and consistent tracking. 

Written By Leon-Paul Lynn

Last updated About 1 month ago

We have an article on this already, but how does this work practically in the app? Here’s a step-by-step guide:


Step 1: Open the Kin App

  • Launch the Kin app on your device.

  • Tap the speech bubble icon on the bottom right of the screen to open Kin’s Chat feature.


If you know your goal:
Step 2: Tell Kin Your Goal

  • Tell Kin about your goal either by Typing or Speaking.

  • Make sure you tell Kin:

    • What you want to accomplish

    • Why it matters to you

    • When you want to accomplish it by

If you don’t know your goal:
Step 3: Discover a Goal with Kin

  • Ask Kin, either by typing or speaking in the Chat, the following: “What goals do you think I should work on, based on your knowledge of me?”

  • Using its knowledge of you, Kin will help you identify skills or habits that might benefit you to gain, and ways you can work towards them.


Step 3: Check Kin’s Knowledge

  • Ask Kin whether there’s anything else it needs to know about your current situation to help you reach your goals more effectively.

  • The more detail you provide, the better Kin will understand what methods would work better for you and your situation.

  • Remember to include your feelings in this discussion—they’re especially helpful to Kin!


Step 4: Break Down Steps

  • Now, ask Kin how best to split your goal into achievable steps based on its understanding of you and your situation.

  • As Kin makes suggestions about this, tell it which ideas you like, which you don’t, and why.

  • Don’t be afraid to add your own suggestions to the discussion too!

  • Continue to do this until you have a clear plan on how you’ll work on your goal and when, and what results will appear after a set time.


Step 5: Set Up Check-ins

  • Finally, ask Kin when in your schedule is best to check in with it on your progress toward your goal.

  • Like the last step, discuss until you find a time and frequency that works for your situation.

  • Use these check-ins to honestly report your progress, and let Kin know where you’re struggling, so Kin can help you update your plan to make it easier to follow.

  • You can ask Kin to set custom Reminders for these discussions through the Chat, too.