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by maneesh 3132 days ago
Yes. I run the behavior-change company Pavlok[1] -- our goal is quite massive -- to help 100% of people achieve 100% of commitments they set. That means, ending addiction, 100% adherence to diets, etc.

We create technology (the Pavlok wearable, and the Shock Clock at this moment), offer coaching, create courses, and much more to build the world's first truly effective behavior change platfom.

I wrote a FB thread about our mission and how we broke it down recently. "For the rest of my life, I'm committed to one mission.

Upgrade Humanity

It becomes one goal, broken into two parts, and 3 stages.

One goal: invent the vaccine that cures humans from not doing what they say they will do. Absolute (100%) success --- or I have failed absolutely. (same success rate as the smallpox vaccine)

Broken into two parts:

1) End addiction

2) change the meaning of money from "money is what other people pay me to do what they want me to do" to "money is where i get paid when I do the things I want myself to do"

And the 3 stages are encapsulated into our mission statement: "Upgrade Humanity."

1) Break bad habits that hold us back

2) Form good habits that help us become who we could be

3) Create new sensory inputs (sixth sense technology) to augment and increase human capabilities

Anything that isn't in line with that mission needs to move the fuck out of my way. "

[1] https://pavlok.com

1 comments

I am awfully intrigued by the downvotes here!
I am guessing people were off-put by a combination of grandiose goals (can sound crackpot-y to some people) and advertising.
I think it's that the response was all about the company's goals, but the question seemed more addressed to elicit discussion around personal goals.
Ah. My personal goals are fully aligned with my company goals.
I rolled my eyes at nearly every part of your awful awful pitch. Very off-putting and snake oil salesman-y.

Take the feedback for what it's worth.