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99 implied HN points 17 May 24
  1. Behavior depends on three factors: motivation, ability, and prompts.
  2. Product loops play a crucial role in user engagement and retention, involving triggers, actions, variable rewards, and investments.
  3. Consider additional variables like schedule, existing routines, sequences, and organic frequency when designing product loops for sustainable user engagement.
39 implied HN points 08 Jun 24
  1. Make it easy for users to complete a desired action to increase the likelihood of them repeating it in the future. Reduce barriers for users to engage with your product or service.
  2. Users value products more when they perceive effort or work behind the scenes. Consider implementing small delays or visual cues to show the process at work, enhancing user perception.
  3. Adjust the learning curve in your product to match user progress, keeping them engaged by introducing new challenges or surprises over time. Changing the complexity of actions can help maintain user interest.
19 implied HN points 28 May 24
  1. Funnel optimization involves analyzing stages, generating hypotheses, and considering user feedback to improve user experience.
  2. The 3B framework, focusing on Behavior, Barriers, and Benefits, helps adjust products from the users' perspective for better engagement.
  3. Identify potential barriers in the user journey, offer small incentives, like progress indicators, and align call-to-actions with expected results to enhance user motivation.
2 HN points 19 Jun 24
  1. Biases are judgments with little or no logical rationale behind them, affecting our decisions despite lacking justification.
  2. Biases are ideal tools for marketing as they are often subconscious and common among people, making them effective for a wide range of individuals.
  3. Marketing strategies exploit biases like decision fatigue, scarcity bias, and anchoring effect to influence consumer decisions and drive sales.
0 implied HN points 15 May 24
  1. The post is about a Gentle Nudge subscription coming soon.
  2. The post includes a link to Nikita Abrosimov's profile on Substack.
  3. The post encourages readers to share and subscribe to Gentle Nudge.
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