Being in the productivity space, I read many articles like this each day, and you're right - it's the same advice.
With LazyMeter, we sought to build not just a new philosophy, but also a tool that helps you adopt it. Our goal is to motivate you by making your to-do list achievable and showing you how much you've done. We also show you how much you procrastinate - it's amazing how powerful a little awareness can be. Would love to hear what you think. http://www.LazyMeter.com
Haha that shameless plug almost sounded natural. In all seriousness though, I get what you're saying and I actually have used LazyMeter! I think I even sent you guys an email on what I thought about it (I promise I didn't say anything mean). I stopped using it. It's a great idea but it only works if you work it. I haven't checked it out lately but back then the lack of a mobile app was a real barrier to usage. Without one you limit people to only checking up on themselves when they're at work or basically stationary. That's just not enough. But I hate to criticize so much without letting you know it's a cool app and I think it's really cool how you built it in AWS
Sorry for the plug, I won't make that mistake again. I did think/hope it would be relevant to the writer. Thanks for trying LazyMeter and for the feedback; we have a lot more planned, including native apps.
I think the problem was not in what you said, but the way you said it. Rather than slipping in a plug at the end of your post, I've noticed that posts with the style of "I agree this is a problem, here's a company/project I've founded to do something about it" are generally well-received.
With LazyMeter, we sought to build not just a new philosophy, but also a tool that helps you adopt it. Our goal is to motivate you by making your to-do list achievable and showing you how much you've done. We also show you how much you procrastinate - it's amazing how powerful a little awareness can be. Would love to hear what you think. http://www.LazyMeter.com