[Forge36]

One of my purposes is to keep living. To that end I exercise, get my heart rate elevated, try to eat better and brush my teeth. I also try (though less successfully and without much attempt) to limit my time watching TV.

I know some of my habits are awful (brushing teeth, exercise as of late, going on any walk outside) so I setup my phone to remind me every date at a specific time.

Can some of these be predetermined by an engineer? Yes! Can all of them? No.

Are not notifications intended by engineers to dictate a behavior? "To use my product" to what end various products are a means (Facebook, reddit, HN etc). I'd argue any product/system to which we join encourages us to follow it if we find it rewarding, regardless of positive outcomes (though surely the short term just look positive else what incentive exists to start?)