Using the 8 Core Drives to Make Seriously Fun Lifestyle Changes (2026)
Lifestyle design is one of the clearest places where Octalysis stops being abstract and starts becoming useful. Most…
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Lifestyle Gamification
Articles on Lifestyle Gamification — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework.
How to Create a Gamified Chore App with Octalysis
This article was written by Contributing Writer Erik van Mechelen. Table of Contents Kids don’t like chores Jumping…
Why You Should Create Year-END Resolutions
This article was written by Contributing Writer Erik van Mechelen. Table of Contents About Yu-kai Chou Why You…
One-Two Punch and the Uppercut: The Art of Cold-Emailing
Cold emailing is not a numbers game — it is a persistence game. Most people give up after…
Gamify Your Life – Up For the Challenge?
(New to Gamification? Check out the Octalysis Framework that I am internationally known for.) Table of Contents Gamify…
10 Best Gamified Productivity Apps Ranked 2026
This is my ranked list of the 10 best gamified productivity apps in 2026: Habitica, Forest, Beeminder, SuperBetter,…
10 Best Eco-Friendly Apps Gamifying Sustainability [2026]
An eco-friendly app is a mobile or browser app built to shrink your environmental footprint. These are the…
The non-superman non-excuse
Author Credibility: Yu-kai Chou Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before…
Lifestyle Gamification: Having a Strong Core is your most Valuable Asset
Most people spend their entire lives trying to fit in, adjusting who they are for every new room,…