Summary: <a href="http://www.gayleallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/CM-Logo-and-Nir-Eyal-Half-and-Half.png"></a><a href="http://www.nirandfar.com/about" target="_blank">Nir Eyal</a> is the bestselling author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products-ebook/dp/B00HJ4A43S" target="_blank">Hooked</a> and a contributing writer for <a href="http://www.forbes.com/">Forbes</a>, <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>, and <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/">Psychology Today</a>. An entrepreneur, educator, and speaker, Nir writes about innovations at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business.<br> In this interview, Nir shares the psychology behind why we get hooked by our devices and apps. He talks about how product designers use this knowledge to deliberately build certain features into their products, and he encourages us to use this knowledge to rethink our tech habits.<br> In this episode, you will learn:<br> <br> the psychology that informs our technology habits<br> the four key elements that make a technology product habit-forming<br> the connection between emotion and our habits with tech<br> what makes certain tech products are more sticky than others<br> tips for what to do when tech becomes too addictive<br> how we can use this technology to form good habits<br> <br> Nir also shares how what hooks us with tech can be used to improve the quality of our lives, especially when it comes to physical and mental health and wellness, and how he makes that the focus of his work today.<br> If you enjoyed the podcast, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-minds-innovation-inspiration/id1049183266?mt=2">rate and review it on iTunes</a>. For automatic delivery of new episodes, be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/curious-minds-innovation-inspiration/id1049183266?mt=2">subscribe</a>. Thanks for listening!<br> Links to Topics Discussed<br> <a href="http://www.7cupsoftea.com/">7 Cups of Tea</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/">Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/">WhatsApp</a><br> <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/">Snapchat</a><br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com" target="_blank">YouTube</a><br> <a style="line-height: 1.5;" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner">B. F. Skinner</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning">Operant Conditioning</a><br> <a href="https://slack.com/">Slack</a><br> <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">IKEA</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA_effect">The IKEA effect</a><br> <a href="http://danariely.com/">Dan Ariely</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_economics">Behavioral Economics</a><br> <a href="http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=326229">Michael Norton</a><br> <a href="http://www.lego.com/">Legos</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini">Robert Cialdini</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-in-the-door_technique">Foot in the Door Technique</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance">Cognitive Dissonance</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products/dp/1591847788/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446310686&sr=8-1&keywords=nir+eyal">Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products</a> by Nir Eyal<br> <a href="https://www.google.com/">Google</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen">Marc Andreeson</a><br> <a href="http://www.nirandfar.com/2014/12/emailhabits.html">Getting Unhooked</a> by Nir Eyal<br> <a href="http://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones">Game of Thrones</a><br> <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=First%20World%20Problems">First World problems</a><br> <a href="http://dschool.stanford.edu/">Stanford University d.school</a><br> <a href="http://www."></a>
