1153: 3 Ways I Use Technology to Find Happiness by Brendan Kane on Being Happy

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🗓️ 6 February 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Brendan Kane with Nir And Far shares 3 ways he uses technology to find happiness. Episode 1153: 3 Ways I Use Technology to Find Happiness by Brendan Kane on Being Happy Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn). Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. The original post is located here: https://www.nirandfar.com/2013/10/5-ways-to-use-your-tech-habits-for-good.html Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1153.
0:03.6	Three ways I use technology to find happiness by Brandon Kane with NearAndFar.com.
0:10.2	And I'm just a molecule or personal narrator reading blogs to you mostly but sometimes books.
0:14.9	Anything that I think will help you optimize your life.
0:17.5	Tazepost being from a guest author on NearAils website, NearAndFar.com, NearIspelledNIR.
0:24.6	So I'll get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:31.0	Three ways I use technology to find happiness by Brandon Kane with NearAndFar.com.
0:37.8	We all have the power to change our lives and find happiness.
0:42.6	I know this because I found ways to reprogram my inner circuitry and change my perspective of the world to ultimately find happiness.
0:50.6	A few simple steps inserted into my daily routine dramatically improved my life and helped me feel more happy, joy and fulfillment.
0:59.2	Surprisingly, many of my new rituals were made possible using the technology I carry with me every day.
1:06.0	Think big.
1:07.7	Quote,
1:08.8	Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world or the ones that do.
1:13.6	Steve Jobs.
1:15.2	I was trained to think small and seek comfort rather than risk.
1:18.8	From an early age many of us are told to think realistically and to leave the big audacious ideas to people with more experience and resources.
1:26.8	But the truth is, as Steve Jobs said,
1:29.0	Quote,
1:29.8	Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.
1:35.4	And quote,
1:36.6	We are all born with the same basic brain hardware.
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