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Habitually Healthy

Leveraging 'Get Things Done' and Game Play Mechanics to Frame Life as a (Winnable) Game

habits.stanford.edu

Benjamin Olmsted

He's not coping well with his tasks.The stress is killing him. Literally.

He's overworked, and underpaid.

Meet James:

He needs a system. He needs some tools.

His brain is overactive, he's become mildly depressed.He can't seem to keep up his healthy habits.

If I could just find the time to do the things I love and my work...Then, oh, yes THEN I could bewell.

James was a gamer

He longs for the clear objectives quests provide.

He finds Thinking Rock.(http://www.trgtd.com.au/)

With it he is able to:

Collect his thoughts,Organize them,Set doable actions,Due dates,And get reminded ofWhat he can Accomplish NOW

He does.Then he gets to work

Level Up!
Young meditant has gained a level!

It will re-enforce his meditation habit by giving him feedback and metrics.

Everything about Equanimity appeals to James: the statistics, the simple progress graphics.

DONE!

(http://www.meditate.mx/iphone)

I'M RUNNIIIING!!

Watching his stats gives James a little extra incentive,

to get out and do what he loves.

DONE!

http://www.abvio.com/runmeter/

Thank you thank you thank you,
thinks James

James taps into a stream of gratitude from other users and lets his gratitude show.

By recording his gratitude, James remembers to focus more on what he finds important and fulfilling.

DONE!

http://www.signalpatterns.com/iphone/gratitude_stream_std.html

Glug glug glug, goes James

The clear win state entices James.

He knows that each glass brings him closer to winning.

One, achievable step closer.

http://www.emblemdesigngroup.com/

James:

By using his new tools, James has broken free of his old habits.

He has created space for his healthy habits.

You might be happy to hear:He's doing better.