Help Kick the Snacking Habit
Why?
You know it’s not good for you, but it’s hard to break the habit. Many times you might not even notice you are doing it, getting up and going to the cupboard.
How?
Have “beacons” that you can stick in or near the places you go to when you want a snack. Every time you approach any of these “beaconed” places your smartphone will alert you not to do it. You might even record a personal message that plays at that point. You can also have multiple messages, each one playing when you approach the “beacon” associated with it.
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Get Updated on Specific Issues That Matter to You Regarding Important Events
Why?
There may be an event happening or going to happen that will have many repercussions in many areas of which one or more are important for you. For example, you might be an EU member country citizen living and working in the UK, and Brexit might change the way you can stay in the UK. It would be good if you get the right information – and only the right information – for you about this subject.
How?
Have an online center, where such events are covered but not generally. Instead only cover subjects that are each separately relevant to large groups of people. This way the person interested will get all the good information about what is interesting to him without having to go through a lot of information to find what he’s looking for. Have him subscribe to the event’s subject(s) that interest him and he’ll get a periodic email with all the new information and analysis that are of interest to him.
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Help Yourself Not Multi Task
Why?
It drains your energy and the quality of your work also suffers.
How?
A small app is running in the background and monitoring your activity. When it detects signs that might indicate you are multi-tasking, it will alert you and give you options to make it “shut up” momentarily, or help it learn what you are doing is not multi-tasking. The objective is for you to have a reminder not to multi-task.
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Do You Want to Know When Your Bus Comes?
Why?
This way you can immerse yourself in whatever you want, reading listening to music etc.
How?
A smartphone app that alerts you one minute before the bus arrives. When you arrive at the bus stop, open the app and choose the bus number you’re waiting for. Then relax and do what you want.
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Sun Protection Alert Patch
Why?
To help remind you when you need to apply more sunscreen.
How?
Have a “smart” patch you stick on your exposed skin that monitors the amount of sun you are exposed to and alerts you to put some more sunscreen when you have reached a certain exposure level.
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