About
Hey, I’m Nir.
I’m a writer who’s always let my curiosity drive my…
Courses by Nir
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Nir Eyal on Creating Habit-Forming Products30m
Nir Eyal on Creating Habit-Forming Products
By: Nir Eyal
Articles by Nir
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Best Reads Roundup: Difference Between Distraction and Diversion, Limits of Behavioral Economics, The Abilene Paradox
Best Reads Roundup: Difference Between Distraction and Diversion, Limits of Behavioral Economics, The Abilene Paradox
By Nir Eyal
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Best Reads Roundup: Self-Serving Bias, Pluralistic Ignorance & AI Regulation
Best Reads Roundup: Self-Serving Bias, Pluralistic Ignorance & AI Regulation
By Nir Eyal
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This Meeting Could have Been an Email: From Time Suck to Unstuck
This Meeting Could have Been an Email: From Time Suck to Unstuck
By Nir Eyal
Contributions
Activity
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"You’ll own nothing, and you’ll like it." An odd battle cry from a group of humans who in fact own much. A bit Buddha, a bit Marx, a lot…
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5 amazing questions for any social situation. Keep these in your pocket to be the most interesting person in the room. —— 1. What’s the most…
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3 of the smartest things ever said about character: 1. “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” —Bruce Lee 2. “The best index to a…
3 of the smartest things ever said about character: 1. “Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.” —Bruce Lee 2. “The best index to a…
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Experience
Education
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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Activities and Societies: Study focused on new media, technology, and entrepreneurship
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Activities and Societies: - Phi Beta Kappa - Co-Founder of Emory READ and Emory BIGS - Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity - Rathskeller Improv Comedy Troupe
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Publications
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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Winner of the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Big Idea category - http://blog.book-pal.com/industry-news/awards/winners-for-the-2019-outstanding-works-of-literature-owl-award-announced
One of the 20 Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year, According to Amazon - https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-20-best-business-leadership-books-of-year-according-to-amazon.html
One of the best books of the year by Audible-…Winner of the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award in the Big Idea category - http://blog.book-pal.com/industry-news/awards/winners-for-the-2019-outstanding-works-of-literature-owl-award-announced
One of the 20 Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year, According to Amazon - https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-20-best-business-leadership-books-of-year-according-to-amazon.html
One of the best books of the year by Audible-
https://www.audible.com/ep/best-of-the-year-audiobooks-2019-main?source_code=AUDOR2231204199REN&ref_=pe_3446430_457596770
“The best business book of 2019” according to The Globe and Mail - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/management/article-top-10-business-books-of-2019/
Nautilus Book Award Winner - Social Sciences & Education Category
http://nautilusbookawards.com/2019-silver-winners/
Management Book of the Year
https://www.managers.org.uk/management-book/2020-awards
The 20 Best Nonfiction Books of 2019
https://nextbigideaclub.com/20-best-nonfiction-books-2019/23106/amp/
2019 Foreword Gold Award Winner
https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2019/business-and-economics/
2020 Next Generation Indie Awards Winner in the Career category
https://indiebookawards.com/wpreview9358239735
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
Portfolio (Random House)
- Named "Marketing Book of the Year" by 1800-CEO-READS
- Voted one of the best business books of the year by Goodreads.
“A must read for everyone who cares about driving customer engagement."
—Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup
“The book everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about.”
—Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, founder of The Next Web
“Hooked gives you the blueprint for the next generation of products. Read Hooked or the company that replaces you…- Named "Marketing Book of the Year" by 1800-CEO-READS
- Voted one of the best business books of the year by Goodreads.
“A must read for everyone who cares about driving customer engagement."
—Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup
“The book everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about.”
—Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, founder of The Next Web
“Hooked gives you the blueprint for the next generation of products. Read Hooked or the company that replaces you will.”
—Matt Mullenweg, Founder of Wordpress
“The most high bandwidth, high octane, and valuable presentation I have ever seen on this subject.”
—Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather
"You'll read this. Then you'll hope your competition isn't reading this. It's that good."
—Stephen P. Anderson, Author of Seductive Interaction Design
"Nir's work is an essential crib sheet for any startup looking to understand user psychology.”
—Dave McClure, Founder 500 Startups
"When it comes to driving engagement and building habits, Hooked is an excellent guide into the mind of the user."
—Andrew Chen, Technology Writer and Investor
“I’ve learned a great deal from Nir, and you will too. He’ll help you design habits to benefit your users, and your company.”
—Dr. Stephen Wendel, author Designing for Behavior Change
"With concrete advice and tales from the product-development trenches, this is a thoughtful discussion of how to create something that users never knew they couldn’t live without."
—Publisher's Weekly
Projects
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Habit Summit
Habit Summit brings together experts, entrepreneurs, and industry insiders to share their hard-won insights on how to build habits. Visit HabitSummit.com
Honors & Awards
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Named one of LinkedIn’s "Top 10 Voices in Technology" for 2 years running
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-voices-2017-technology-caroline-fairchild
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