Hack Your Brain III - The Dark Side

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!

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1. 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
2. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Who am I? ‣ EPITA, FAVEOD, ParisRB ‣ Ruby since 2006 ‣ Rails since 2007 ‣ Asking questions since 1984
3. 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!
4. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Starting blo!s Why & How?
5. 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
6. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. For what? Being smart
7. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. For what? Jean-Jacques Rousseau Being smart ‣ credible excuses ‣ arrogant ‣ liar
8. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Rewards Voltaire Be productive
9. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Rewards Voltaire Be productive ‣ respect ‣ power ‣ boss ‣ €!
10. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Triggers Being fit
11. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Triggers Molière Being fit ‣ health ‣ lose fat ‣ get a girl!
12. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Habits Stop destroying yourself
13. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Habits Lincoln ‣ procrastination ‣ nail biting ‣ smoking ‣ TV ‣ shame ‣ your mom Stop destroying yourself
14. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Social ‣ Willpower ‣ Tracking
15. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. Social Steve Jobs ‣Tracking ‣ temptations ‣ patterns ‣ SMART ‣Willpower ‣ pride, social, herd ‣ training ‣ bribes
16. Come to the Dark Side... ... we have cookies. maitre-du-monde.fr @abelar_s: - twitter - slideshare -speakerdeck Questions?
17. OH, & ONE MORE THING... Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn
18. Starting blocks Rage! Steal! ‣ Unsatisfaction ‣ Laziness
19. Starting blocks Jasper Maskeline Rage! Steal! ‣ Unsatisfaction ‣ stay hungry ‣ stay foolish ‣ Laziness ‣ avoid work ‣ delegate ‣ reuse ‣ hire
20. For what? Learn! ‣ knowledge is power ‣ experiments ‣ unfinished work /!\
21. 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 /!\
22. Rewards Earn money! ‣ beat your boss ‣ understand how it’s done ‣ take credit when due ‣ be flawless
23. Rewards Voltaire Earn money! ‣ beat your boss ‣ be flawless
24. Triggers Be healthy! ‣ strength to spare
25. Triggers Molière Be healthy! ‣ strength to spare ‣ let others be jealous ‣ tackle hard problems ‣ less problems
26. Habits ‣ stop procrastination ‣ don’t work ‣ stop the waste Rebuild yourself!
27. Habits Lincoln ‣ stop procrastination ‣ willpower, triggers, weaknesses ‣ stop notifications ‣ don’t work ‣ automate stuff ‣ work effortlessly ‣ stop the waste ‣ find time wasters ‣ find energy wasters Rebuild yourself!
28. Social ‣Tracking ‣Willpower
29. Social Steve Jobs ‣Tracking ‣ temptations ‣ patterns ‣ traps ‣ SMART ‣Willpower ‣ bribes ‣ social / herd ‣ training ‣ health
30. maitre-du-monde.fr @abelar_s: - twitter - slideshare -speakerdeck Questions? Thanks!
31. You left the Dark Side All by yourself, with small increments. Was that so hard? Achievement Unlocked!