New Google Employees are warned to expect to gain 15 pounds upon joining the company. The reason? Their Environment is subtly encouraging them to overeat. Sometimes without them even realizing it - according to a post on Quora by an ex-employee. 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Googlers Gain Weight 02:01 - Environment Vs Behavior 03:42 - Cue + Convenience 05:12- How Google Did It 05:14 - i. Increasing Water 06:38 - ii. Reducing Snacking 7:59 - iii. Reducing Junk Food 9:21 - iv. Increasing Healthy Food 10:07 - Tips: Lose Weight Like Google We discuss how much influence our environment can exert over our actions, how Google used Behavioural Science to help it's employees cut down 3.1 million calories in just 7 weeks time, the concept of 'behavior nudging' coined by Nobel Prize winning economist Richard Thaler - and how the environment we find ourselves in can either support or undermine our weight loss goals. If you're interested in more information, Richard Thaler's book 'Nudge' is an interesting look into these and other cognitive biases that affect our decision making: https://amzn.to/3fsA5MV References https://www.inc.com/melissa-chu/its-possible-to-design-your-environment-to-help-yo.html https://www.businessinsider.com/casino-tricks-make-you-spend-money-2019-6#they-give-you-round-after-round-of-free-alcohol-3 https://onezero.medium.com/how-google-got-its-employees-to-eat-their-vegetables-a2206820d90d https://leanlasting.com/how-to-eat-less-2/ https://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/6-reasons-working-at-google-isnt-right-for-most-people.html https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/10/16/16481836/nudges-thaler-nobel-economics-prize-undemocratic-tool https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/upshot/the-power-of-nudges-for-good-and-bad.html https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/amazons-1-click-goes-off-patent/ http://rejoiner.com/resources/amazon-1clickpatent/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA54HWLZ2e4 https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-020-01538-5 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27601593 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWIzrKzN4KY6BPU8hsk880Q https://www.wired.com/2012/10/inside-googles-kitchen/ http://www.eatingwell.com/article/274492/the-google-diet-how-to-use-googles-cafeteria-tricks-to-lose-weight/ https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/minds-business/google-uses-science-to-fight-office-snack-attacks.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-i-lost-30-pounds-over-two-years-kept-off-laszlo-bock/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4665838/World-s-wackiest-workplace-look-inside-Google-offices.html https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190709122023.htm#:~:text=Behavioural%20nudges%20try%20to%20directly,easier%20to%20select%20and%20consume. https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/116/1/81/1939108?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-Google-employee-perk-and-why *~*~* ✉️ Send me a Video Suggestion! ✉️ https://geni.us/video-suggestions 💬 Join me on Discord! 💬 https://geni.us/join-our-discord 👀 Check out our subreddit! 👀 https://www.reddit.com/r/KianaDocherty/ ⭐️ GET MY GUIDE! ⭐️ How to Change: A Guide to Breaking Bad Habits and Getting Motivated Get it here: https://geni.us/how-to-change-guide 🤓 MY RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST 🤓 https://geni.us/kiana-book-list 💖 FOLLOW ME! 💖 IG: https://www.instagram.com/kianadocherty/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kianadocherty Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/KianaDocherty/ Business Email: kiana@kianadocherty.com