Tuesday, January 21, 2014

"Bategories": Tracking Your Progress the DC Way! (Unrelated To Electricity)

As I was driving into work and, ostensibly, entirely aware of my surroundings, it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to develop some sort of metric to gauge my accomplishments. (And yours, too! I'm not selfish about it!)

To that end, I have created a rating system based on percentages as they relate to a given goal.  That is to say, the value achieved during some activity (i.e. the number of jumping jacks performed in a given time period) divided by some predetermined total value. (i.e. the total number of jumping jacks that should have been performed in a given time period)

Example:

Bat Challenge: Perform 100 Jumping Jacks in a 60 second period

Total Jumping Jacks Performed: 20
Jumping Jack Goal: 100

20/100 = .2 = 20%
Rating: Not So Good, Muchaco/a!

                           VIBE

This Guy is About As Awesome As He Looks














In the event that there are multiple goals,  the individual percentage ratings will be added and then averaged out for a final, aggregate rating.


Example:

Bat Challenge: Perform 100 Jumping Jacks and 30 Squats in a 60 second period

Total Jumping Jacks Performed: 20
Jumping Jack Goal: 100

20/100 = .2 = 20%

Total Squats Performed: 25
Total Squat Goal: 30
                _
25/30 = .83 = 83%


83% + 20% = 103%
103%/2 = 51.5(We Round Down) = 51%

Rating: Average (42% to 62%)

     GREEN ARROW
Being On TV Doesn't Make
You Any Cooler!















It also occurred to me that, in some cases, I may desire to rate my performance subjectively as having ranged anywhere from poor to excellent. (Or, perhaps, even perfect! Bahaha!)  For those instances, I have included a descriptor that can be associated with the percentages. (See below)






The Rating Scale:

Rating: Very Poor (0% to 20%)


            VIBE
Not So Good Muchacho/a.















Rating: Poor (21% to 41%)

   
    BOOSTER GOLD

Hey, At Least You're Not Vibe.















Rating: Average (42% to 62%)

     GREEN ARROW

Being On TV Doesn't Make
You Any Cooler!
















Rating: Good (63% to 83%)

         GREEN LANTERN

You Deserved A Better Movie!












Rating: Very Good 84% to 94%

                THE  FLASH

You're On The Fast Track To Excellence!














Rating: Excellent (95% to 99%)

           NIGHTWING

       You're Your Own Hero!




Rating: Perfect (100%+)

          THE BATMAN

You Are the Night!














So, what do you think?  Any suggestions?




No comments:

Post a Comment