Behavioral Technologies Group, the maker of the PAVLOK behavior change wearable device, announced this week that they have been named to the Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 100 Brilliant Companies list for 2015. The annual list highlights companies that have turned brilliant ideas into products and solutions. The story in the June…
PAVLOK recently hosted one of the world’s first behavior change hackathons (no joke, the only other one we could find was in Finland just a few months ago). Eight teams competed by creating integrations that allowed 3rd party applications and sensors to trigger electric shock or other haptic feedback on…
David had a bad habit of grinding his teeth. It was annoying to the people around him, and most importantly it is very bad for your teeth. “I’m a constant teeth grinder. It’s a very difficult habit to control because I do it so unconsciously.” David was so excited to…
You know the feeling… You wake up to the alarm blaring, and you smash the snooze button. Five minutes later, again the alarm, and again you hit the snooze button. Sound a little too familiar? For many people, waking up in the morning is difficult. For Rachman… it’s extremely difficult.…
Nagina tried unsuccessfully for years to stop biting her nails. In just two days, Pavlok helped her stop. Watch her testimonial video, or read the transcript below. [Transcript] Hi, my name is Nagina and I am from New Jersey. I have had a problem with biting my nails, my entire…
Simon smoked a half-pack of cigarettes every day for five years. “I used to run for both pleasure and exercise. I would run half marathons, and it was very meditative for me. But when I started smoking cigarettes, my cardio really suffered” He had tried quitting numerous times without success…