The document discusses using insights from social sciences and technology to develop more persuasive messages to promote healthier behaviors. It suggests that accountability partners, gym memberships, or apps that donate money to disliked causes for missed workouts can provide motivation to exercise and be healthier. Finally, it poses the question of what new types of technology may be created to promote healthy behaviors.

1. Tory Broytman fa102b Professor Klinkowstein
Research from the Web
Excerpt
“Combining insights from the social sciences
and technology creates new opportunities to
deliver more persuasive, personalized, and
meaningful messages to promote healthier
behaviors.”

2. Tory Broytman fa102b Professor Klinkowstein
Research from the Web and Quora
Quora Question
“How do I get the motivation to work out/be healthier?”
Quora Answer
“You need someone or something to hold you
accountable. For example a training buddy, a gym
membership, an app that donates money to a cause
you hate every time you fail to do it.”

3. Tory Broytman fa102b Professor Klinkowstein
Research from the Web and Quora
Quora Theme Question
“What new types of technology may be created to
promote healthy behaviors?”

4. Motivating
Healthy
Behavior

5. Human
behavior
flows from
three main
sources:

6. Desire,
emotion
and
knowledge.

7. 13% of said that when
they say they go to the
gym, they actually do
not.
realbuzz.com

8. 87%
honest
13%
lying

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10. “What new technology
might promote healthy
behavior?”

11. Tory Broytman fa102b Professor Klinkowstein
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12. Tory Broytman fa102b Professor Klinkowstein
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