Getting To The “Ideal Day”

June 16, 2014 in Productivity

Productivity sucks. Over the last 5 years, advice on how to squeeze more and more time from our days has flooded the web. “No email before breakfast! “No breakfast before stretching!” “Organic açai berries are the only way to start your day!” Let’s be honest — even with all these “tips,” isn’t it still extremely […]

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Startup Sales Secrets I Learned From Yelp (Guest Post)

June 9, 2014 in Guest Post

Today, I’m happy to welcome back a frequent contributor to Hack The System — Alan VanToai — who has used his experience to launch several profitable businesses over the last 3 years. In this post, he’s going to give us an inside look at exactly how he learned to take a new startup idea, find […]

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How I’m Using Pavlok To Go Back To School (With ConversionXL)

June 6, 2014 in Habit Change

Many of you know that last week was the exclusive launch of Pavlok to a select group of Hack the System readers. So far, the response to our cutting edge technology has been tremendous. (If you haven’t seen the live in-studio interview I did in Los Angeles that week, check it out here.) Here’s something […]

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Maneesh’s Book Notes: “The Motivation Hacker” By Nick Winter

May 30, 2014 in Productivity

I love reading books on my Kindle because it allows me to do simple things that no other form of reading can — particularly, take incredibly detailed notes with the swipe of a finger. Aside from this being a really cool feature, it’s also a great learning and retention tool. Let’s face it: We forget […]

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Pavlok Revealed: Wednesday, Beta Test the First Habit Training Devices

May 26, 2014 in Habit Change

9 months ago, I had an idea: What if we could invent a device that could help us form new habits? Hell — Aristotle once said,   I began intensively experimenting with behavior change techniques, leading to the Hack the Habit Facebook Group — a group of about 100 active users who have tested dozens […]

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