Noom's Artem Petakov on Hacking Willpower

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Noom Hacking Willpower Artem Petakov

Transcript of Noom's Artem Petakov on Hacking Willpower

Noom

Hacking Willpower Artem Petakov

What I did on Saturday…

MotivationAbility Trigger

Let’s break it down

atm near chelsea

Ability

Trigger

Motivation

Ability: Can I do it quickly and easily?

Ability

Text

Trigger Motivation

Trigger: What reminded me to do it?

Ability Trigger Motivation

Oh shoot, I almost

missed this!

A good trigger makes me think:

Motivation: Comes from rewards

•Positive

•Immediate

•Intrinsic

Attributes of good rewards

•Variable

•Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Self-actualization personal growth, self-fulfillment

Aesthetic needs Beauty, balance, form, etc.

Cognitive needs knowledge, meaning, self-awareness

Esteem needs achievement, status, responsibility, reputation

Belonging and Love needs family, affection, relationships, work group, etc.

Safety needs protection, security, order, law, limits, stability, etc.

Biological and Physiological needs basic life needs - air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, sex, sleep, etc.

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Positive: Getting out of Maslow’s basement

Transcendence Helping others to

self-actualize

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Positive: Reinforcement from your coach

Immediate

Long-term

Immediate: Rewards must feel immediate because we discount the future.

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Immediate: Rewards must feel immediate because we discount the future.

Long-termImmediate

Intrinsic: Must feel like a natural part of the task.

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

ExtrinsicIntrinsic

I want to read a book

to learn

I’ll get paid $5 if I read this book

Ability Trigger Motivation

Intrinsic: Must feel like a natural part of the task.

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

ExtrinsicIntrinsic

Variable: Unpredictability increases dopamine

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Growing: Progressively Larger Rewards

Positive

Immediate

Intrinsic

Variable

Growing

Ability Trigger Motivation

Streak

Core

Session

Narrative

Leaderboards For the win?

•Positive?

•Immediate?

•Intrinsic?

•Variable?

•Growing?

Focus on the long term

Behavior change takes time and

consistency

Day 1

5%

Week 6

Day 2

60%

Ability Trigger Motivation

Putting it all togetherGetting people to log their meal

Now you try it

How can we get people to eat more vegetables?

For more information On the shoulders of giants

http://go.noom.com/atm

Hooked, Nir Eyal Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg Made to Stick & Switch - Chip and Dan Heath Daniel Kahneman @ Princeton Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariely Thor Ernstsson @ Casual Corp Clash of Clans Designers @ Supercell

Thanks!

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