Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
Max Ogles
Language: English
Pages: 126
ISBN: 1505245052
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
"One of the most accessible and useful books about habits that I have read." - Amazon Reviewer In Boost, a tech entrepreneur teaches you how to create good habits using psychology and technology. You'll read dozens of fascinating stories, from the 13-year-old girl who landed a clothing line at Nordstrom to the little-known origins of the 20th century's most famous Paul McCartney melody. Along the way, take a look at compelling psychological research to learn why charitable people live longer, why you're likely to fail when your willpower is strongest, and much more. The book is simple, direct, and contains valuable insights about creating habits. Each section ends with actionable tasks you can do to apply the principles from the book. Become familiar with the latest habit-forming technology and the psychological principles behind it, on your way to achieving your own good habits.
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read: “Cigarette smoking is causally related to lung cancer in men; the magnitude of the effect of cigarette smoking far outweighs all other factors.” Now more than 50 years since those findings, the average American life expectancy has increased 30% and an estimated 8 million tobacco-related deaths have been prevented. But the funny thing is that American teenagers only recently adopted this strong sentiment against cigarettes.6 I was born in the 80s, and I clearly remember school-sponsored
admirable job obfuscating the research and creating controversy, so that many Americans disregarded the negative effects of cigarettes. In 1986, a follow-up study was released regarding second-hand smoke. The early 90s finally marked real progress, with tax increases, dedicated public school campaigns, and significant lawsuits against tobacco companies. Among teenagers, tobacco use finally peaked in 1997—33 years after it was proven to cause lung cancer! The most interesting element of this
thinking, “Maybe it’s just the X-Pro II filter but...dang...that looks way more delicious than what I’m eating.” Pretty soon, the Europeans would be asking for recipes (which the Mayans would post to Pinterest, of course). And some of the intellectual Europeans would be asking about how the Mayans created their calendar and how they discovered the number zero. Exchanging ideas and knowledge is central to the idea of the Internet and worldwide connectivity. If you’re not learning on the
small, and made things happen. She wasn’t afraid to make and wear her own clothes (using the Nike principle) and the momentum continued from there. Her friends liked the clothes, she found an opportunity to show customers, and she found a coach to teach her about the industry—all the while taking small steps but riding the momentum. Eventually, she managed to sell her clothes at Nordstrom. At the age of 13, she has plenty of time to continue doing extraordinary things. Perspective Most of us
make your best guess) and go do that one thing yourself. 2. Ask yourself what activities you do that really help you build momentum towards a goal. For me, it’s the “cleaning” principle that I mentioned above. What about you? If you read a chapter of a book, does that motivate you to write your own book? If you take a walk outside, does that motivate you to start running? Identify one activity that motivates you to do other healthy, productive activities. Now go do that activity by the end of
