Art of Manliness Podcast #84: Shock Yourself into Habits with Maneesh Sethi

Originally published October 2014. Maneesh Sethi is the founder of Hack the System and most recently the creator of Pavlok, a wearable device that helps you make and break habits. One of Pavlok’s features is that it mildly shocks you if you’re taking part in a habit that you’re trying to break (like visiting a time-wasting website) or not doing a habit you should be doing (like going to the gym). In today’s podcast I talk to Maneesh about the science of habit formation and the power of punishment to help motivate you to make and break habits. Show Highlights: What the research says on the best way to form habits The power of punishment to motivate you to make and break habits How Maneesh discovered the productivity-boosting power of punishment after he hired a woman from Craigslist to slap him every time he visited a time-wasting website. The importance of micro-habits in habit formation The role social pressure and shame plays in habit formation The differences between men and women in what motivates making and breaking habits How Pavlok uses both punishments and rewards to help people form any habit they want And much more! Show notes: https://ift.tt/2tbO9U1 Follow us! https://ift.tt/1FOPIX2 http://twitter.com/artofmanliness https://ift.tt/YAd15k https://ift.tt/1DUJeqE