32. What makes focusing hard for college
students?
1. Mind Distractions from
sources of media
33. What makes focusing hard for college
students?
1. Mind Distractions from
sources of media
2. Routine of checking other
sources
34. What makes focusing hard for college
students?
1. Mind Distractions from
sources of media
2. Routine of checking other
sources
how I made it easier...
36. Re-Organized
INTERFACES
Cleared Bookmark Bar of Facebook,
Yahoo, and ESPN
37. Re-Organized
INTERFACES
Cleared Bookmark Bar of Facebook, Cleared iPhone Homescreen of Social
Yahoo, and ESPN Apps
38. RESULTS
1. My proposed interface change only
worked for a couple of days, then I built
new habits to reach distracting sites.
39. RESULTS
1. My proposed interface change only
worked for a couple of days, then I built
new habits to reach distracting sites.
(addiction...)
40. RESULTS
1. My proposed interface change only
worked for a couple of days, then I built
new habits to reach distracting sites.
(addiction...)
2. I eventually downloaded "Self Control",
an app to disable certain sites for a
determined time
41. In the future I would...
tt Engage Social Responsibility
1. Have friend hit me when I am not
focusing
2. Have a friend literally hide my cell
phone
44. What makes going to the gym hard for college
students?
1. Physical effort of going
all the way to gym
45. What makes going to the gym hard for college
students?
1. Physical effort of going
all the way to gym
2. Time out of a busy
schedule
46. What makes going to the gym hard for college
students?
1. Physical effort of going
all the way to gym
2. Time out of a busy
schedule
how I made it easier...
52. RESULTS
1. I worked out in my room everyday for at
least 20 minutes.
2. I would do pull ups just because the bar
was there.
53. RESULTS
1. I worked out in my room everyday for at
least 20 minutes.
2. I would do pull ups just because the bar
was there.
3. Definitely my most successful behavior
change!
59. Changed my
SOCIAL
Environment
Played socially conscious playlist
continuously in my room
60. Changed my
SOCIAL
Environment
Played socially conscious playlist Only parked in back parking lot
continuously in my room to avoid intoxicated peers
62. RESULTS
1. I did not party!
2. The feeling of the music was extremely
powerful. It gave me a feeling of social
inclusion through sound even though I was
"missing out" on things outside of my
room.
65. Learnings
1. The perceived size of a behavior affects
whether or not you will do it
2. Reduce your cognitive responsibilities in
order to focus
66. Learnings
1. The perceived size of a behavior affects
whether or not you will do it
2. Reduce your cognitive responsibilities in
order to focus
3. When you invest time into changing your
environment, it pays off!
67. Thanks for Viewing!
Kai Kight
Stanford University | 2014
B.S. Candidate | Product Design Engineering
krkight@stanford.edu
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