Unless every single decision that you make in a day is the exact decision you would make if you could do it all over again, there’s probably a few of your behaviors that you wish you could change. Most people have at least one or two things that they do that they wish they didn’t. For some people, they might have a tendency to say exact what’s on their mind, even though they know that can irritate or offend others from time to time. Other people might smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol too often, and they wish they could reduce those harmful behaviors. Whatever your behavior might be that you wish you could change, it’s now easier to do so thanks to modern technology.
To be clear, technology can’t help with all behaviors. The example given above about saying everything that’s on your mind is one of those behaviors that’s actually pretty hard to change with technology. It’s one of those things that you just have to change on your own by constantly reminding yourself that other people don’t always want to hear exactly what you think about something. It’s just one of those things that you have to work hard to be cognizant about and to remind yourself to try not to do.
However, when it comes to other types of behavior, like eating too much junk food or using tobacco, there are technologies out there these days that can help with that kind of behavior change. Fortunately for all of us, there are companies out there these days that are designing programs and applications with the goal of helping people form healthier habits. These programs and applications use behavior science to influence the types of decisions that people are making on a daily basis.
One example of such an application is the one designed by HealthAware. HealthAware has designed an application called Kare-N that uses tested and proven behavioral science to help people change their behaviors. Here’s how it works. It’s a simple program that you enroll in, and then the program will send you automated messages throughout the day encouraging you to change a specific habit. Let’s say you enroll in the Kare-N program with the goal of quitting smoking. The program will send you encouraging little notes throughout the day reminding you of the health benefits of quitting smoking and just checking in with you to see if you’ve smoked or not. You wouldn’t think this would have a huge impact, but programs like this have been proven to greatly reduce the amount of cigarettes that people are consuming, and they even increase the chances that the person quits forever.
Health compliance programs like these have been proven time and time again to help with behavior change and to improve health outcomes. If you’re struggling with a behavior that you really want to change, consider enrolling in a program like this. You’ll be absolutely blown away by the positive changes you will see in your behavior.