It's hard to keep working when we're frustrated or just feeling lazy. So can we use tricks to perform best, when we're at our worst? Know thy weaknesses, train yourself, bribe yourself, track yourself!
The Dark Side of HACK YOUR BRAIN @abelar_s maitre-du-monde.fr @HumanTalks 09/04/2013 This is the dark part of my « Hack Your Brain » series: how I hacked myself, with examples I’m not proud of. But hey, I learned. Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ~ Tolstoy
Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Who am I? ‣ This talk follows... ‣ Health tips from geek to geek ‣ Hack Your Brain - for introduction ‣ H.Y.B. Trivia - for my science heroes ‣ Hack Your Motivation - that’s theory ‣ ... and now for the practice!
Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Starting blo!s Jasper Maskeline Why & How? ‣ Unsatisfaction ‣ I’m always frustrated ‣ Laziness ‣ I am very lazy
Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Habits Lincoln ‣ procrastination ‣ nail biting ‣ smoking ‣ TV ‣ shame ‣ your mom Stop destroying yourself
Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Social Steve Jobs ‣Tracking ‣ temptations ‣ patterns ‣ SMART ‣Willpower ‣ pride, social, herd ‣ training ‣ bribes
For what? Jean-Jacques Rousseau Learn! ‣ knowledge is power ‣ backs your claims ‣ stay ahead ‣ experiments ‣ deal with uncertainty ‣ more fun than work ‣ disregard rules ‣ sheer quantity ‣ unfinished work /!\