The Importance of Incentive Design

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We're tribal animals or social animals, it's much easier to do these things in a pack and group. We usually treat self-development, self too much just on like, I've got to do it myself. And that is tough because you don't have all that knowledge in your head when you're born. So the classic example is flossing your teeth. If you don't floss right now, some people don't perfectly understandable. It's hard. But probably should.

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How can you live your best life? What's a good definition of "wisdom"? What are some possible taxonomies of life outcomes? What are some low-hanging fruit in the realm of self-improvement? What are some useful behavior change frameworks and techniques?

All his life, James Norris has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the premier conference for the effective altruism movement, the world's first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia's first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today's Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major / quadruple minor. Find more about him at jamesnorris.org and upgradable.org.

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