An improved life through better health
Principles of behavioral public policy suggest that if you want to encourage the desired behavior, you should make it easy, attractive, social and timely. In the case of coronavirus, a desired public behavior is to obey rules of hygiene and not to panic. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/how-can-governments-use-behavioral-science-in-fighting-coronavirus/1766815
How behavior change can help decrease #coronavirus infections https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/03/13/even-if-you-are-virus-free-covid-19-is-affecting-your-health-heres-what-to-do/
Employees are concerned about their health and well-being, but they lack specific knowledge of their health status and motivation to change poor behaviors It may pay for employers to go the limit to encourage worker health. A Humana study from August 2019 found that a healthy workforce leads to higher productivity and healthcare savings. The health insurer said... Continue Reading →
“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 →
“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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