1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auThorin Klosowskihttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/thorinklosowski-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Dh1sItNIXa"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/the-novelty-effect-explains-why-a-new-app-makes-you-more-productive/">The Novelty Effect Explains Why A New App Makes You More Productive</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/06/the-novelty-effect-explains-why-a-new-app-makes-you-more-productive/embed/#?secret=Dh1sItNIXa" width="600" height="338" title="“The Novelty Effect Explains Why A New App Makes You More Productive” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="Dh1sItNIXa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/07/kctmedxaltfd6h9uu9ux.gif?quality=75640360Let’s say you get a new app. For the first couple of weeks, that app seriously boosts your productivity. You like using it. You have fun using it. You make all kinds of great things. But you stop using it over time. Psychologists call this the novelty effect. Although it sounds like a negative, writer […]