Let's explore what we value
and how tech fits in.
First, test your skills spotting the design hooks apps use to keep you hooked. Then, explore what your family values most โ and how tech fits in. Pause the video and work through these together.
Spot the Hook
Apps are designed by engineers to keep you watching, scrolling, and coming back. Look at each screen and identify the technique being used โ and the emotion it's designed to trigger.
The 5 Hook Emotions
Every design hook targets one of these feelings. As you go through each screen, ask: "What emotion are they going for?"
Scenario 1 of 5
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The "wait for it..." caption + autoplay
You're watching a TikTok with the caption "wait for it... ๐ฑ" โ and the moment it ends, the next video starts automatically. What hook is at work?
The ๐ฅ Streak + "Ending in 2h!" warning
Your Snapchat streak is at 147 days and a warning says it's about to break. You weren't thinking about your phone โ but now you feel like you have to open it. What hook is this?
The "Part 8 of 8 โ The Finale" title + Autoplay ON
You haven't watched Parts 2โ7, but YouTube recommends the finale and autoplay is on. You know you shouldn't start... but what happens next? What hook is this?
Like counts + comment notifications after posting
You posted a photo an hour ago. Notifications keep coming in. You find yourself opening the app again and again just to check the number. What hook is driving this?
DAILY REWARD UNLOCKED!
7-day login streak! Claim your Legendary Chest โ expires in 03:42:11
The Daily Reward + "Expires in 3:42:11" countdown
You weren't planning to play, but a notification says "Claim your Legendary Chest โ expires in 3 hours." You open the game just to claim it. What is the game designed to make you feel?
Hook Detector!
Family Values Inventory
Before we talk rules, we need to know what matters most. Each person goes first on their own โ then you'll build your family values together.
Choose your values
Select everything that feels important to you โ pick as many as you like. You'll narrow it down next.
โจ Narrow it down to your Top 3
Out of everything you selected, which three feel most like you? Tap to add them to your slots. Tap a filled slot to remove it.