Gamification Tools for Personal Motivation + Productivity (Udemy.com)
9 Self Gamification Systems you can apply to finish projects, create habits and keep motivated!
Created by: Daniel Timms
Last updated November 2019
What you will learn
- The Psychology of Motivation and Rewards
- How to use Gamification to help you Achieve your Goals
- How to Use Gamification to help you Break Habits or Create Habits
- How to Use Gamification to help you Organize your Day and Plan Projects
- How to Create and Customize your own Game System to Boost your own Productivity
How it compares
Against the other 1,107 rated Udemy courses in Personal Development on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 34% of them
- Reviews32#1,062 of 1,108 by number of reviews
- Length0.9 hoursshorter than 88% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2019earlier than 85% of them
Course Description
Whether you want to bring your productivity to the next level, or build new habits, we can all benefit with a boost in motivation.
For years I've been hyper-productive and kept control of a range of lifestyle choices using techniques from Gamification:
(2011) Finishing university projects well in advance of deadlines
(2012) Going from doing zero exercise to working out 5 days per week
(2018) Training to compete for the UK in Mind Sports
(2019) Creating this video course on Udemy
In this class I'll be showing you the 4 most powerful techniques I've found for applying Gamification elements to real life, and share with you 4 templates that you can use for a real, sustained boost in your productivity.
You'll also learn about the Psychology of Motivation, and explore 5 further advanced techniques, so that by the end of the course you'll have:
Some ready-made templates (in Google Sheets) that you can begin to use whenever you like
The ability to design your own system (in any format) to match your productivity and lifestyle needs (or other people's)
And as with all Udemy courses, you are able to ask questions to me at any time and I'll be here to help!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
32 Reviews
Daniel Timms
Hello there! This is Daniel Timms. I'm an elite-level Mind Sports competitor who has represented the United Kingdom 6 times since 2012 in events including the Mental Calculation World Cup, and Memoriad - where I won the bronze medal for the Hectoc event and set a new British record for Calendar Date calculations.
I run the biggest website for advanced Mental Math training and I'm one of the official visiting trainers who prepare the under-20s for the Junior Mental Calculations World Championship.
Most people have so much more potential in their brain than they realize, and so my mission here on Udemy is to help you unlock more of your mind's capabilities.
Professionally, I teach various Science subjects at various levels, and deliver workshops about the Psychology of Mind Sports.
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Reviews
By Lukasz Rosiek on 1/5/2025
Dobre systemy dla zapalonych graczy
By Christian Ris on 4/5/2024
Cool templates and interesting actionable information! Thanks!
By Susana Elizondo Ovares on 10/8/2020
His voice is not engaging at all. The given examples are boring. Definitely not what I had expected. I wish I wouldnt have chosen/paid this course.
By Fidel MartÃn Nieto on 5/8/2020
Good and practice ideas ready to be implemented. Short and clear explanations that help to understand the main gamification concepts.
By Timea Albert on 3/1/2020
This course was a really good choice for me! I already tried some of the tools that Daniel mentioned. And I'm happy with the results. For me the hardest part to be motivated all the time, especially when I'm working alone at home. But with these tools, and reward system the work can be fun!
By Pieter Bruyninckx on 12/2/2019
Really interesting and easy tricks. Thanks for sharing!
By Franeil Ian Palis on 5/2/2020
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






