Living healthier, sleeping more and focusing better: everyone wants to be able to do it, but it is easier said than done. The new app Fabulous helps you step by step in a smart way.
Fabulous helps to improve your life
Fabulous was developed by the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University. They are experts in discovering the things that people regret at the end of the day. It is precisely those things that this app wants to change.
This is mainly very gradual. The app greets you with cheerful music and briefly explains how it helps you improve your life. That starts very simple: with drinking a glass of water when you wake up. This allows you to wake up faster and start the day well.
To teach you this habit, the app will send you a message (with permission) before you go to sleep. This reminds you to prepare a glass of water in advance, so that you do not forget this task in the hectic morning.
Likewise, Fabulous can help you learn new habits. After a few times, you think about that glass of water every morning and you no longer need the app. Then it is time to choose one of the many other tasks.
For example, try to tidy up your house for 10 minutes at a fixed time every day, eat an extra piece of fruit, drink a glass of tea or go for a walk every evening. Many tasks are obvious, but other tasks such as ‘call your parents’ or ‘turn on the airplane mode on your iPhone for an hour’ are also options.
Persevere
It is therefore not the tasks that make Fabulous worth trying, but the way in which the app reminds you of them in clever ways. Add to this the motivational spoken motivation letters and you get an app that gives you a greater chance of actually achieving the goals you set.
Fabulous is free to use, but will regularly remind you of a subscription service. For a fixed amount per month, you unlock more extensive functions and receive more extensive suggestions and tips to improve your health. However, the app is fine to use without this in-app purchase.