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Asana

Productivity supertool

Asana hides variable rewards in routine actions — flying unicorns, random Like animations — alongside draft reminders and card-free trials, with examples from our UX Bites.

Key takeaways from 1 Case Study and 8 UX Bites

  • Rare surprises in routine actions, e.g., a unicorn flying past after you complete a task

  • The exploding 'Like' animation on comments differs slightly each time, keeping the reward variable

  • Asana emails you about comments you left as drafts, recovering intent you'd forgotten about

Often uses:

Happiness & Enjoyment
Purchases
Subscribing to a Service
Upselling & Trials
Anxiety

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Last updated: 27/08/2026
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