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An Optimized Life: A few theoretical paradigm shifts towards a flouring life

Zhanna RozenbergHyper-Wellbeing Conference

November 15, 2016

Use technology to help humans live more meaningful lives...

Vision of Hindsight:

Hindsight: First Steps

Realtime Interventions

CumulativeDashboard

Honest Account

Realtime Interventions

Y’s

ActionsMeaning

StressHunger

Energy, etc.

Derived X’s

Your actions*Your biology

Physical EnvironmentSocial Environment

Personal ValueRaw X’s

Predicting Activity:

85.6%

Energy

74%

Concentration

72%79%

73%Hungry

Stress

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Awesome Life

What’s meaningful? Design our present

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

B.J. Fogg

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

A: Joe: Dies age 95 - no financial concerns, his rent on time, had 400lb deadlift, 55 resting heart rate, completed 12 marathons, slept 8 hrs daily -- very deep sleep, ate organic low-carb paleo strictly, dies alone in apartment.

B: Joe: Dies age 85 - Nobel Laureate, Grandfather of 6, loving father, jazz musician, Town Mayor, walked Pacific Crest Trail

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

What I sayI value:

ABCDE

What I sayI value:

ABCDE

DCandy Crush

CB

Netflix

What my actions say I value:

What I sayI value:

ABCDE

DCandy Crush

CB

Netflix

What my actions say I value:

PAST PRESENT / FutureWhat Calories, Steps,

Carbs, etc...Meaning Score, Happiness Score, Honest Account of Time in English...

How Humans follow on metrics

Humans define & redefine metrics

Question Is it accurate? Is it useful?

A new approach: Hindsight

Exploration

ExplorationFamily

FamilyCharity

NEW

Missing

Different Order

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do

Yes ExplorationFamily

Candy CrushNetflix

No Charity

Exploration

ExplorationFamily

FamilyCharity

Identity Expression Matrix:

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do

Yes ExplorationFamily

Candy CrushNetflix

No Charity

Identity Expression Matrix:

Empirical MeMeasured Me

Digital Me

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do Yes Exploration

FamilyCandy Crush

Netflix

No Charity

Towards Optimizing

Activity:

3 areas for improvement

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do Yes Exploration

FamilyCandy Crush

Netflix

No Charity

Towards Optimizing

Activity:

3 areas for improvement

1. Reordering

2. Move up or out

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do Yes Exploration

FamilyCandy Crush

Netflix

No Charity

Towards Optimizing

Activity:

3 areas for improvement

1. Reordering

3. Move left or out

2. Move up or out

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Theoretical Expression: What I say

Yes No

Practical Expression: What I do Yes Exploration

FamilyCandy Crush

Netflix

No Charity

Towards Optimizing

Activity:

3 areas for improvement

1. Reordering

Behavior =

MotivationAbilitiesTriggers

Zhanna Rozenberg, Hyper-Wellbeing Conference, Nov 15, 2016

Motivation Ability Triggers

Current:

Ideal:

Motivation Ability Triggers

Current:

Ideal:

In the mind: Fuzzy, spontaneous

Measured → In & out of the mind: Clear

Motivation Ability Triggers

Current:

Ideal:

In the mind: Fuzzy, spontaneous

Measured → In & out of the mind: Clear

Intentioned

Haphazard, big cognitive load on decision making faculties

Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.

- Peter Drucker

Motivation Ability Triggers

Current:

Ideal:

In the mind: Fuzzy, spontaneous

Measured → In & out of the mind: Clear

Intentioned

Haphazard, big cognitive load on decision making faculties

Optimizing anything, right or wrong

Spent on the right things

Zhanna Rozenbergzhannar@gmail.com

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.