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If social media is bringing you down, you’re probably not doing it right.
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Social media is everywhere, and shows no signs of slowing down. There are now more monthly active Facebook users in the world…
Health, Health Management / NOVEMBER 1 2018
A how-to guide for setting better goals
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth We often hold vague notions about what we want to do for our health. You might say you want to exercise more,…
Health, Health Management, Eating, Exercise / OCTOBER 23 2018
Implementing our Best Intentions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. “If I am parking, then I will park in the spot farthest from my destination.” “If I wake up tomorrow morning, then I will put…
Health, Health Management / OCTOBER 16 2018
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Digital Health’s Secret Weapon: Behavioral Science
By Aline Holzwarth Article originally appeared in HealthTech magazine. Read the full article here. With the ubiquity of smartphones, and the fact that everyone (including your grandma) carries their devices with them everywhere, we also carry…
The Mbrella Calendar: Helping Kenyan Families Track Their Savings for Health Insurance
Mbrella is a charitable organization devoted to helping impoverished Kenyan families buy health insurance. Mbrella connects donors with Kenyan mothers and employs a number of behavioral interventions meant to help the mother gain enough…
Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
Help us improve email
Dear friends, In thinking about how to improve email (something that gives us both joy and stress), I’d like to ask for your help. I’m trying to understand how people use email and what…