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Abe Gong Force multipliers for willpower

Force multipliers for personal willpower

Self Spark - March 2015, SF


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Intelligent Forward looking Makes plans Uses language Uses logic



Intelligent Forward looking Makes plans Uses language Uses logic

Instinctive Automatic

Responds to stimulus Follows routine habits

Very, very powerful



Creativity, Flow, Motivation, Productivity



Frustration



Guilt



Willpower



Willpower (exhaustion)



Willpower doesn’t scale.

What can we do instead?



Environment is incredibly powerful.


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Habits can be engineered



We have new tools to shape habits for good.



Personalized

Socially integrated

Integrated with everyday life

Contextually aware



Personalized Big data

Socially integrated Mobile/social media

Integrated with everyday life Ubiquitous computing

Contextually aware Internet of Things



Willpower doesn’t scale.

What can we do instead?



Environment is incredibly powerful.



Habits can be engineered



We have new tools to shape habits for good.



This way to a better you



Force multipliers for personal willpower

Self Spark - March 2015, SF

abe gong using force multipliers for willpower

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