Episode 107: Nir Eyal – Author of Hooked, Building Habit-Forming Products

Evolving Digital Self

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Nir Eyal, author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” 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 bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Worklife (acquired by Cisco), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Kahoot!, Byte Foods, and Anchor.fm. Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

Website: NirAndFar.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nirandfar Twitter ID: @nireyal Instagram : @neyal99

Teasers for Digital Distraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbH_TkJW9s https://www.nirandfar.com/digital-distraction https://www.nirandfar.com/2018/01/regret-test.html

This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.