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2014

Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Nov 25, 2014

The Psychology of a Billion-Dollar Enterprise App: Why Is Slack So Habit-Forming?

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Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Feb 18, 2014

Why Do Fads Fade?

The inevitable death of Flappy Bird

Ali R. Tariq

Mar 21, 2014

Udemy & the Design of Binge-Learning

An Application of Nir Eyal’s Hook Model

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Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Dec 4, 2014

The Psychology Behind Why We Can’t Stop Messaging

Today, there’s an app for just about everything. With all the amazing things our smartphones can do, there is one thing that hasn’t changed since the phone was first developed. No matter how advanced phones become, they are still communication…

Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Nov 7, 2014

The Real Reason ‘Stupid’ Startups Raise So Much Money

This essay is an adapted excerpt from Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal. Nir blogs about the psychology of products at NirAndFar.com.

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Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Dec 22, 2014

Email Habits: How to Use Psychology to Regain Control

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Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Mar 18, 2014

How to Build Habits in a Multi-Device World

Nir’s Note: Michal Levin asked me to write this essay for her new book, Designing…

Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Jun 3, 2014

Is Some Tech Too Addictive?

What should companies do about users who can’t stop?

Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Aug 23, 2014

Designing for Behavior Change Book Review

Nir’s Note: This guest post comes from Marc Abraham, a London-based product manager. In this article, Marc reviews the recently published book Designing for Behavior Change by Stephan Wendel. Follow Marc on Twitter.

Nir Eyal in Psychology of Stuff

Nov 5, 2014

The Psychology of Landing a Major Book Deal

Author Nir Eyal is all about making things that people want and getting it to them. His brand new book Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products is the fruit of many years of research and study. Now he tells us how he applied his hard-won principles to…

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