This week's must-reads: The 'Future Book' Is Here, but It's Not What We Expected

In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across stories on the importance of using psychology to influence behavior. Here's my weekly round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business.

The 'Future Book' Is Here, but It's Not What We Expected

Visionaries thought technology would change books. Instead, it's changed everything about publishing a book.

Independent bookstores are growing — and Instagram helped

Stores like Books Are Magic and the Last Bookstore are benefiting from love on #bookstagram.

Inside Shenzhen’s race to outdo Silicon Valley

Shenzhen flooded the world with cheap gadgets. Can it now become what Silicon Valley never did—a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing?

How I redesigned Twitter to be mostly harmless

You don’t need to wait for a capital-D designer to save you from bad UX.

Want Success? Invite Failure

Across from the Black Bull Inn, just off the Canterbury Road in Folkestone England, I used to get Maryland fried chicken from a Chinese ta...

Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and blogs about the psychology of products at NirAndFar.com. For more insights on changing behavior, join his free newsletter and receive a free workbook.

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