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Revised and Updated, Featuring a New Case Study

How do successful companies create products people can't put down?

Why do some products capture widespread attention while others flop? What makes us engage with certain products out of sheer habit? Is there a pattern underlying how technologies hook us?

Nir Eyal…

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1 author picked Hooked as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I found this book absolutely riveting. I geeked out on the science behind user behavior and how brilliant companies use these insights to create products that people can’t live without.

In Eyal’s Hook Model, he lays out a four-step framework that consists of a Trigger, an Action, a Variable Reward, and an Investment that is truly ingenious. The framework reveals how successful brands keep their consumers coming back. With all his research and examples, I was fascinated by what companies do and found myself constantly asking, “Could I do that with my own brand and products?”

It really made sense…

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