This week's must-reads: The meaning of life in a world without work
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 meaning of life in a world without work
As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines ‘the useless class’ and a new quest for purpose
Tech companies, if you create addicts, you need to help them
With the data these companies collect, identifying and reaching out to potential addicts is a relatively easy step. A harder one, it seems, is caring enough to do the right thing.
Why Silicon Valley is all wrong about Amazon’s Echo Show
So you think Amazon is a tech company? No, you’re wrong
Silicon Valley: A Reality Check
There's much more going on in Silicon Valley that is actually helping the world
Hooks: An Intro on How to Manufacture Desire
Hooks are a series of experiences that products use to create beneficial user habits. Through Hooks, products can increase user engagement.
Go Ask Grandma: How To Design For “Normals”
Learning how to design a product for "normals" will be very beneficial for any company. In order to take a product into the mainstream, it must be simple.
Ways To Get People To Do Things They Don’t Want To Do
A reader recently asked me a pointed question: “I’ve read your work on creating user habits. It’s all well and good for getting people to do things, like using an app on their iPhone, but I’ve got a bigger problem. How do I get people to do things they don’t want to do?”
News has never been pristine, always entangled in time
The interesting thing about news has never been its truth or falsehood but how it explodes our sense of onrushing time
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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7 年yes this ...
Creative Director & Company Owner
7 年Really interesting articles! Posing Religion as VR has me thinking about Marshall McLuhen and his idea of the medium being the message. Thinking about how people suspend their disbelief for attainment will tell us much more about future mediums than placing a macro lens on what VR is being used for today.
Realtor at D & C Home Solutions--Middleton Realty Group, IN
7 年Our present economic distribution system is a developing US challenge, but internationally the range is much greater.
Building "Bonuz", a Social Smart Wallet & Real-World Gamification Ecosystem ☆ Award-Winning Innovator ☆ Speaker ☆ Advisor
7 年Interesting to read.