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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
Force multipliers
for personal willpower
Self Spark - March 2015, SF
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
How do we
scale up
good behavior?
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Intelligent
Forward looking
Makes plans
Uses language
Uses logic
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Force multipliers for willpower
Intelligent
Forward looking
Makes plans
Uses language
Uses logic
Instinctive
Automatic
Responds to stimulus
Follows routine habits
Very, very powerful
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Force multipliers for willpower
Creativity, Flow, Motivation, Productivity
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Force multipliers for willpower
Frustration
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Force multipliers for willpower
Guilt
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Force multipliers for willpower
Willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
Willpower (exhaustion)
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Force multipliers for willpower
Willpower doesn’t scale.
What can we do instead?
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
Environment
is incredibly powerful.
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Force multipliers for willpowerImage credit: http://media.npr.org/
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Force multipliers for willpower
Image credit: http://www.economist.com/node/18557594
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Force multipliers for willpower
Habits can be engineered
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
We have new tools to
shape habits for good.
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Force multipliers for willpower
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Force multipliers for willpower
Personalized
Socially integrated
Integrated with everyday life
Contextually aware
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Force multipliers for willpower
Personalized Big data
Socially integrated Mobile/social media
Integrated with everyday life Ubiquitous computing
Contextually aware Internet of Things
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
Willpower doesn’t scale.
What can we do instead?
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
Environment
is incredibly powerful.
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@mettaSmartware
Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
Habits can be engineered
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@mettaSmartware
Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
We have new tools to
shape habits for good.
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Abe Gong
Force multipliers for willpower
This way to a better you
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Force multipliers for willpower
Force multipliers
for personal willpower
Self Spark - March 2015, SF

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