Pavlok
The wearable that electrocutes you to form habbits
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PAVLOK - Wearable to help you break bad habits

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Hunter
If snapping a rubber band on your wrist seems archaic, now you can zap yourself with the Pavlok PAV15 gets you 15% off
Bud Hennekes
Just want to jump in here. I was fortunate enough to use one of the beta Pavloks and participated in a Boston University study on smoking. Prior to using the Pavlok, I smoked 1+ pack a day for over two years. I committed to zapping myself every time I touched a pack and inhaled and within a week my cravings were virtually gone. While I've slipped up on the occasional social smoke, I no longer consider myself a smoker. Truly has changed my life. I've also begun experimenting using the pavlok for some of my other annoying habits (getting distracted while working..) happy to answer any questions! @maneesh -- share your story about getting slapped in the face :-)
Jack Smith
Great to see this shipping! I originally posted this to PH two years ago when it was in pre-order phase: https://www.producthunt.com/tech... @maneesh : can you clarify how "it it can be used to enhance - Meditation - Exercise - Love and Sex." ? I'm not really getting the connection.
Tam Pham
@_jacksmith Would love to know too.
Ian
@_jacksmith @mrtampham I think it's more about ending bad habits rather than developing good ones using what Psychologists call "away motivation". If you work out what deters you from becoming better at something, then I think it could work. I noticed in the video it can be controlled remotely, so go the extra mile in your exercise or give your partner a good time... or they zap you... that's motivating!
Ian
I think it needs an API for the app. Then apps for exercise, journaling, meditation, and task managers (for example) could trigger a shock if the planned activity is not done. Alternatively connect the app to IFTTT so that many more apps can trigger shocks.
Eric Posen
Ordered. Goodbye, nail-biting (hopefully šŸ˜Š).
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Hunter
@goeric Hope this helps. Just for security, some other nail biting fixes that stopped me were 1) keeping nail clippers in multiple spots in my apt so i could always clip them, vs let them grow and want to bite them. 2) look up germs that exist under your nails. friggin gross.
Niv Dror
Ivan Kirigin
Can I use your API yet? Can something not in the app (like some event on the web) trigger the app to shock you? I actually emailed yall about this a while back and would love to hear any update! The application would be something like: measure some online record (withings scale measurement, running tracker activity, whatever), and trigger a shock when something is wrong. Manual triggering is ok, but I'd love to automate it!
Ryan Hoover
Ok, this is fun. Today we played with the Pavlok at Product Hunt HQ. Here's the video stream. šŸ˜
Maneesh Sethi
Maker
Question -- we have more votes than almost anyone today, but we are in the middle of the list. How do you guys judge who moves up?
sri
@maneesh It may depend on the geographical spread of users who upvoted. The more the spread, the better it is. Again this is my guess.
Joe Lemay
got it on IndieGogo, used it to jump-start a new diet. It really worked for me. @maneesh thanks for a true innovation that is enhancing lives and nice job!
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