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Nir Eyal: How to Cope with Failure by Viewing Everything as Prom
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Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been nicknamed “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by M.I.T. Technology Review and named one of LinkedIn’s “Top 10 Voices in Technology” for two years running.
Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. He is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies.
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.
In the interview, Nir shares his failures from childhood to entrepreneurship and beyond. He also gives one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever heard on coping with failure: View everything as prom. That advice requires more context, so please listen to the interview to find out more.
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As always, thanks for listening.
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Manage episode 211977461 series 2390732
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been nicknamed “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by M.I.T. Technology Review and named one of LinkedIn’s “Top 10 Voices in Technology” for two years running.
Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. He is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies.
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.
In the interview, Nir shares his failures from childhood to entrepreneurship and beyond. He also gives one of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever heard on coping with failure: View everything as prom. That advice requires more context, so please listen to the interview to find out more.
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Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only).
Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play.
As always, thanks for listening.
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