https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/categories/habit-improvement/ Recent content in Habit improvement on Pascal Bergeron Hugo -- gohugo.io Copyright © 2026 Pascal Bergeron Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0400 https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok-shark-tank/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0400 https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok-shark-tank/ The Pavlok is a watch designed to eradicate your bad habits through aversive conditioning, that is by associating them to a punishment (in this case, an electric shock). You might have heard of it because of the infamous pitch its creator, Maneesh Sethi, made on Shark Tank. Indeed, one of the Sharks, Kevin O’Leary, told him to f— himself! If you would like to hear the Pavlok pitch, watch the video below. https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok-discount-code/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 16:00:00 -0400 https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok-discount-code/ This article may contain affiliate links. In other words, I may get a commission if you make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. The Pavlok is a watch that was designed to give you an electric shock every time you indulge in a bad habit. The idea is that if you associate a bad habit to a punishment, you will be less likely to do it in the future. https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/quit-social-media-by-electrocuting-myself/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0400 https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/quit-social-media-by-electrocuting-myself/ Like everyone, I have bad habits I wish to break. One of them is to quit using Facebook and YouTube as they rob me of my focus and distract me from my goals. More specifically, I check Facebook very often and I tend to watch or listen to videos on YouTube that are unrelated to my task at hand. To help me in my endeavor, I ran an experiment based on aversive conditioning, or the idea that you can break a bad habit by associating it to a punishment. https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok3-review-does-it-work/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 11:15:00 -0400 https://pascal-bergeron.com/en/posts/pavlok3-review-does-it-work/ This article may contain affiliate links. In other words, I may get a commission if you make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Ever since I have read Atomic Habits by James Clear, I have been trying to improve my life by creating good habits and breaking bad ones. Through this process, I’ve stumbled on the idea of aversive conditioning, or the idea that you can break bad habits by associating them to a punishment – for instance, by receiving an electric shock every time you visit Facebook or YouTube.