An improved life through better health
“For example, your motivation for self-improvement vanishes when you’re tired, and your willpower decreases from morning to evening. In contrast, my research has found that by keeping changes small and expectations low, you can design around fair-weather friends like motivation and willpower.” https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-tiny-habits-trump-motivation-willpower/ For example, if you want to get more physically fit, you can... Continue Reading →
With advancements in exoskeleton technology, AI’s ever-increasing importance in health care, and technologies like 5G and quantum computing soon going mainstream, there’s much to be excited about. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-top-5-technologies-that-will-change-health-care-over-the-next-decade-2020-02-24
The goal is to recruit 150,000 people who will be randomly assigned into one of two buckets. Either they’ll be navigated iPhone app, called Heartline, which provides health education and tips. Or they’ll be given the Apple Watch, either as a loaner device or at a heavily subsidized price of $49 plus tax. That’s a heavy... Continue Reading →
The year 2019 saw a lot of money pouring into startups and many digital health unicorns (valued at over $1 billion) were created overnight with high-flying initial public offerings (IPOs). VC funding leveled off to about $7 billion in 2019 after topping at $8 billion the prior year with over 350 companies funded. That same year, six... Continue Reading →
“People were 1% happier when we chased them with zombies than when they helped Santa Claus hand out gifts,” he says. “I don’t know what that says about people, but it’s a really consistent data point so I believe it.” :):):) https://hrexecutive.com/how-gamification-and-zombies-motivate-employees-to-get-fit/
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