# Bad Habit-Breaking Gadgets Pleasureable Troublemakers by Matthias Laschke Addresses Several Issues By Meghan Young | Published 2014-03-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pleasureable-troublemakers-by-matthias-laschke References: [fastcodesign](http://www.fastcodesign.com/3027497/evidence/these-gadgets-are-designed-to-help-you-smash-bad-habits) & [dl.acm.org](http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1979659) Pleasureable Troublemakers by Matthias Laschke, a German designer and doctoral student, are a set of gadgets designed to help people overcome their [bad habits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pressquit). Laschke started with two basic questions, "The question was for us: How could we help [people] overcome these obstacles and achieve their goals? How could they become the person they want to be?" From there, he designed products that addressed such issues involving [sugar addictions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tasteless-by-clooudie), hot showers and procrastination. For instance, the first of the Pleasureable Troublemakers by Matthias Laschke is dubbed the [Chocolate Machine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamified-habit-tracker). Every hour a wrapped chocolate ball is dropped onto a desk and the person has the choice to eat it or place it back into the machine. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.9/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Bad Habit-breaking Gadgets:** The trend of using gadgets to help people overcome their bad habits is creating disruptive innovation opportunities for designers and manufacturers. - **Sugar Addiction Solutions:** The trend of developing gadgets specifically designed to address sugar addictions is creating disruptive innovation opportunities for the healthcare and wellness industry. - **Procrastination-controlling Devices:** The trend of creating gadgets that combat procrastination is creating disruptive innovation opportunities for productivity tools and technology companies. ### Where This Applies - **Design:** The design industry has opportunities to disrupt the market by creating innovative gadgets that help people overcome bad habits. - **Healthcare and Wellness:** The healthcare and wellness industry can leverage the trend of addressing sugar addictions through gadgets to create disruptive solutions for improved health outcomes. - **Productivity Tools and Technology:** The productivity tools and technology industry can seize disruptive innovation opportunities by developing devices that combat procrastination and enhance efficiency. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Productivity Disruption Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-workflows.md) - [Habit-Building Wearable Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/day-one-tracker.md) - [Bad Habit Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bad-habit-break-tracker.md) - [Productive Desk Accessory Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yazak.md) - [Cognitive Disruption Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/break-me.md) - [Playful Digital Detox Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheaum-concept.md) - [Digital Distraction Barriers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wallhabit.md) - [Immersive Focus Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/actify.md) - [Behavioural Habit Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackhands.md)