Diagnostic question · Hooked
Internal trigger: boredom
Tests boredom as the feeling that sends users to the product, one of the six internal-trigger scaffolds.
ValueReturn
Plain label: boredom trigger question
Do users reach for the product when they're bored or have a few idle minutes? What were they doing just before?
Limits
What we don’t claim
- The Hook Model is a practical design tool, not a validated or complete theory of behavior.Hooked, Introduction
Sources
Hooked · Nir Eyal
Ch.2
Source IDs: HK-Q19
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