Definitions

Healthy Hack⁺

A substance/method/technology/service/product etc. that can help people flourish by living longer healthier happier lives. No quackery: A Healthy Hack⁺ must be validated or voted by club members as trustworthy.

Motivation Trick*

A habit-changing, behavior-shifting, motivation-enhancing action or activity to promote and ease continuous adoption of a specific Healthy Hack until it becomes a sustainable habit.

Science Map^

An educated, well-proven blueprint of why and how Healthy Hacks⁺ and Motivation Tricks* work together, how they fit into everyday life, how they create a virtuous improvement cycles and how to measure their impact on health and wellbeing.

All Healthy Hacks⁺, Motivation Tricks* and Science Maps^ must meet the LL&F Club ground rules:

• Helpful, quantifiably, to a wide population, or to a well-defined cohort
• Reasonable burden (likely to be widely adopted)
• Ethical

How it Works

• Membership in the LL&F Club is by invitation only
• Club Members share with other members one or more Healthy Hacks⁺
• Members suggest new Health Hacks⁺ and review/support/critique existing Health Hacks+
• Members experiment and try these Healthy Hacks⁺ and report back.
• Members meet in person and online to exchange notes, cross-pollinate, and support one another
• The Club shares with the world the best ideas we discover and validate together

LL&F Club Guidelines

• Be nice :)
• Have fun!
  • In our meetings we’ll have great people, as well as healthy and tasty foods, treats, and drinks
  • We’ll also have an ongoing vibrant conversation online
• Substantiate what you teach: bring evidence, share personal experiences/data.
• Measure and be quantitative (where possible, otherwise be even more scrutinizing)
• Critic honestly (but be nice!)
• Do no harm
• Courageous moves are applauded by the group, subtlety is appreciated, and friendly competition helps everyone learn more and teach better
• Success and learning for any one member is success for everyone