#023 – Building Habit-Forming Products with Nir Eyal, the Author of "Hooked"

from Indie Hackers · host Courtland Allen and Channing Allen

Why do some products become habits? What keeps people coming back to apps like Facebook and Pinterest every day? Nir Eyal breaks the step-by-step process any product can use to to become a habit, and we also dive into the ethical implications of this new super power.

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