We've compiled a shortlist of the top FAQs about Heroic. We trust these will answer the majority of your inquiries! That said, we have tons of additional Help Articles if your question isn't covered here.
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What Exactly Is Heroic?
Heroic is both the name of our company (technically, Heroic Public Benefit Corporation) as well as the name of our new app, which we built with one of the world’s best digital-design agencies.
The Heroic app combines ancient wisdom, modern science, practical tools, and the best of behavioral design technology into a single powerful social training platform that’s “ready at hand."
It’s built to help you show up as the best, most Heroic version of yourself by making you positively addicted to ACTUALLY DOING all of the things that you KNOW are best for you → moving from Theory to Practice to Mastery and expressing the best, most Heroic version of yourself.
In the simple daily AM Commitment practice, you’ll set an intention for who you are at your best, how that version of you shows up, and what you’ll actually DO TODAY to live in alignment with that best version of yourself.
Then, after you do those things, you can come back to the app and get a splash of dopamine by swiping-to-hit those targets.
It’s kind of like habit tracking, on steroids, for heroes — leveraging the absolute best in science and design to turn your phone into a power-tool for your growth.
Plus…
The app also has lots of Theory like Basic Training (a distillation of Brian Johnson’s best work into 7 objectives), the Virtue Compass (for putting virtue into action), Tools (step-by-step instructions to follow in the moment you need them), recommended Heroic Targets (scientifically-proven habits to help you flourish), and more.
Is Heroic Different from Optimize?
Yes! Optimize was our first product delivering “more wisdom in less time” with 600+ PhilosophersNotes, 1,000 +1s, and 50+ Optimal Living 101 Classes — all of which distill the Big Ideas from the world’s best books in bite-size chunks to help you Optimize your life.
Now, all of that wisdom is available in the new Heroic app, which is the social training platform we built with one of the world’s best digital design agencies. (They helped design Slack, Tinder, Uber Eats, etc.).. including so much more!!
The Heroic social training platform also contains:
Basic Training: a new, 7-objective training program guided by Brian Johnson: creator of Optimize and Founder + CEΦ of Heroic, and based on a 300-day protocol that is proven to change lives.
A Daily Commitment Practice: to help you become the best version of yourself in as little as 3-minutes a day.
Target Practice: to help you become positively addicted to DOING all of the things that you KNOW are best for you.
The Virtue Compass: your new tool to operationalize the shared virtues of ancient wisdom and modern science to help you show up at your Heroic best.
Heroic Tools: A growing library of practical, step-by-step exercises and activities to help you put virtue into action.
Annual Recurring Virtue (ARV): Our movement’s most important metric and your new measure of the difference you’re making in the world.
Soul Force: Your new Heroic superpower, gamified. How well are you living in alignment with the best version of yourself? Can you get your Soul Force to 101?
Heroic +1s: The world’s best wisdom distilled into inspiring, impactful and practical micro-lessons you can apply to your life today. And every (!) day.
My Library: sorting feature for your content.
Mastery: learn more here.
Plus, coming soon:
Heroic Social: Capture personal notes for your Hero’s journal, or share them with your buddies and followers. See, support, and get inspired by the Heroic community.
And much more: New features are being added to the Heroic app every month…
We’ve also got our 300-day, research-backed Coach program.
What Are the Different Offerings?
Please check out our plans here: www.heroic.us/join
Will Heroic Help Me Track My Habits/Behaviors?
Yes! And more!
Not only does Heroic help you track your behaviors, but (more importantly!,) it will also support you in installing the habits you want in your life and deleting the ones that are no longer serving you, all by using the best of behavioral design technology to make you positively addicted to actually DOING all of the things that you KNOW are best for you.
The simple daily Commit + Hit world-class habit tracking and behavior modification practice is included in the Heroic Premium membership.
How Much Time Does Heroic Take Each Day?
As little or as much time as you want! On the Practice side of things: Heroic is designed to only take 1-minutes a day.
The AM Commitment process takes anywhere between 30 seconds to a couple of minutes, depending on how many different virtues and targets you’re committing to each day. Then, another minute or two spread throughout the day to come back into the app and hit those targets after you’ve done them.
(Which, given the platforms power to actually change your life and help you be more energized, productive, and connected is a CRAZY high return on time invested.)
On the Theory side of things: The content in Basic Training is go at your own pace. Plus, the Virtue Compass and Tools are available to explore (and apply) if and when and how you want.
What Are Your Top Recommended Habits?
In the Heroic app, you’ll find a curated list of recommended Heroic targets for each of Energy, Work, and Love. Just hit the “add target” button to see the list, and then tap each target to see more details about what the target is, why it’s recommended, and how to install it.
How Do I Edit or Reorganize My Identity, Virtues, and Targets in the Heroic App?
From any of the detailed screens within the Practice part of the app, you can hit the “EDIT” button in the top right to bring up a contextual menu for editing your Identity, Virtues, and Targets
Within the edit menu, you can drag and drop to rearrange virtues or targets, commit (or uncommit) to additional (or fewer) virtues or targets, adjust the names for each, etc.
Yes, you can also do this AFTER you’ve committed in the morning.
What Platforms Is Heroic Available On?
Heroic is available on iOS and Android devices!
Where Can I Find the Virtue Compass? And the Toolbox? And More Quotes?!
The Virtue Compass, Toolbox, and additional quotes can all be found in the top navigation that’s present on both the Today screen and the Theory screen of the new Heroic social training platform.
(Note, these features are not included in our wisdom offering accessible on the web.)
Tap the “Compass” text (with our golden-ratio compass point) on the top left to reveal the Virtue Compass and then navigate to the Virtue you’d like to cultivate. Hold the center of the compass to commit to that virtue, and/or slide up the bottom tray to reveal Quotes and Tools that are related to that virtue.
In addition to accessing Tools via the Virtue Compass, you can also access the Toolbox by tapping the tool-chest type icon in the top right of the top nav, and exploring the Tools by Virtue.
Want to explore the Virtue Compass, Toolbox, and collection of virtue-related Quotes? Join today!
Will Heroic Help Me Define a Personal Purpose and Vision?
Yes! Both on a big-picture macro level (what you want to achieve in and with your life!), and on a micro day-to-day level of how you will actually get there.
You’ll learn all about what the ultimate game is (and how to play it well) in Heroic Basic Training. And, more importantly, Heroic’s world-class behavioral design technology will help you actually LIVE that purpose and vision, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
As you move from Theory to Practice to Mastery and show up more consistently as the best, most Heroic version of yourself…
Using the absolute best of behavior design technology (designed by one of, if not the, best product-design agencies in the world) to turn your phone into a tool for your flourishing.
How Can I Get Help Logging into the App?
Email us at support@heroic.us and we’ll get you taken care of!
Is There a Free Trial? Or a Money-Back Guarantee?
All of our membership offerings come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
So… when you sign up here to become a Member, and you download the app and start moving from Theory to Practice to Mastery, if for any reason Heroic isn’t a fit for you, just send us an email within 30 days and we’ll take care of you.
Note: If you sign up directly through the App Store or Google Play, your subscription (including the timeline and process for receiving a refund) will be managed directly through Apple or Google.
As for the free trial… we have a 30 day Premium membership you can try with no credit card needed!
We've also got a free membership that you can join to start getting the daily +1 and additional goodness! Sign up here. :)
What Other Questions Do You Have?
You can always email support@heroic.us and our top-rated team of Heroic Service team will take care of you.