diff --git a/core/src/TestLiveView.scala b/core/src/TestLiveView.scala
index 9e3b24a..217d445 100644
--- a/core/src/TestLiveView.scala
+++ b/core/src/TestLiveView.scala
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import zio.stream.ZStream
 import TestView.*
 class TestView extends LiveView[Msg, Model]:
 
-  def init = ZIO.succeed(Model())
+  def init = Model()
 
   def update(model: Model) =
-    case Msg.UpdateModel(f) => ZIO.succeed(f(model))
+    case Msg.UpdateModel(f) => f(model)
 
   def view(model: Dyn[Model]) =
     div(
diff --git a/core/src/scalive/LiveView.scala b/core/src/scalive/LiveView.scala
index 0073564..d3f167c 100644
--- a/core/src/scalive/LiveView.scala
+++ b/core/src/scalive/LiveView.scala
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ trait LiveView[Msg, Model]:
   def update(model: Model): Msg => Task[Model]
   def view(model: Dyn[Model]): HtmlElement
   def subscriptions(model: Model): ZStream[Any, Nothing, Msg]
+
+  given [T]: Conversion[T, Task[T]] = ZIO.succeed(_)
diff --git a/example/src/CounterLiveView.scala b/example/src/CounterLiveView.scala
index a4e98d0..b659ac1 100644
--- a/example/src/CounterLiveView.scala
+++ b/example/src/CounterLiveView.scala
@@ -6,20 +6,19 @@ import zio.stream.ZStream
 
 class CounterLiveView() extends LiveView[Msg, Model]:
 
-  def init = ZIO.succeed(
+  def init =
     Model(
       isVisible = true,
       counter = 0
     )
-  )
 
   def update(model: Model) =
     case Msg.ToggleCounter =>
-      ZIO.succeed(model.focus(_.isVisible).modify(!_))
+      model.focus(_.isVisible).modify(!_)
     case Msg.IncCounter =>
-      ZIO.succeed(model.focus(_.counter).modify(_ + 1))
+      model.focus(_.counter).modify(_ + 1)
     case Msg.DecCounter =>
-      ZIO.succeed(model.focus(_.counter).modify(_ - 1))
+      model.focus(_.counter).modify(_ - 1)
 
   def view(model: Dyn[Model]) =
     div(
diff --git a/example/src/HomeLiveView.scala b/example/src/HomeLiveView.scala
index 7a46948..ba635d6 100644
--- a/example/src/HomeLiveView.scala
+++ b/example/src/HomeLiveView.scala
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ class HomeLiveView() extends LiveView[String, Unit]:
     "/todo"        -> "Todo"
   )
 
-  def init = ZIO.succeed(())
+  def init = ()
 
-  def update(model: Unit) = _ => ZIO.succeed(model)
+  def update(model: Unit) = _ => model
 
   def view(model: Dyn[Unit]) =
     ul(
diff --git a/example/src/ListLiveView.scala b/example/src/ListLiveView.scala
index 1bfe974..138a353 100644
--- a/example/src/ListLiveView.scala
+++ b/example/src/ListLiveView.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import zio.stream.ZStream
 
 class ListLiveView(someParam: String) extends LiveView[Msg, Model]:
 
-  def init = ZIO.succeed(
+  def init =
     Model(
       elems = List(
         NestedModel("a", 10),
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ class ListLiveView(someParam: String) extends LiveView[Msg, Model]:
         NestedModel("c", 20)
       )
     )
-  )
 
   def update(model: Model) =
     case Msg.IncAge(value) =>
-      ZIO.succeed(model.focus(_.elems.index(2).age).modify(_ + value))
+      model.focus(_.elems.index(2).age).modify(_ + value)
 
   def view(model: Dyn[Model]) =
     div(
diff --git a/example/src/TodoLiveView.scala b/example/src/TodoLiveView.scala
index 45d6a95..a54893a 100644
--- a/example/src/TodoLiveView.scala
+++ b/example/src/TodoLiveView.scala
@@ -6,30 +6,24 @@ import zio.stream.ZStream
 
 class TodoLiveView() extends LiveView[Msg, Model]:
 
-  def init = ZIO.succeed(Model(List(Todo(99, "some task"))))
+  def init = Model(List(Todo(99, "Buy eggs")))
 
   def update(model: Model) =
     case Msg.Add(text) =>
       val nextId = model.todos.maxByOption(_.id).map(_.id).getOrElse(1) + 1
-      ZIO.succeed(
-        model
-          .focus(_.todos)
-          .modify(_.appended(Todo(nextId, text)))
-      )
+      model
+        .focus(_.todos)
+        .modify(_.appended(Todo(nextId, text)))
     case Msg.Remove(id) =>
-      ZIO.succeed(
-        model
-          .focus(_.todos)
-          .modify(_.filterNot(_.id == id))
-      )
+      model
+        .focus(_.todos)
+        .modify(_.filterNot(_.id == id))
     case Msg.ToggleCompletion(id) =>
-      ZIO.succeed(
-        model
-          .focus(_.todos)
-          .modify(
-            _.map(todo => if todo.id == id then todo.copy(completed = todo.completed) else todo)
-          )
-      )
+      model
+        .focus(_.todos)
+        .modify(
+          _.map(todo => if todo.id == id then todo.copy(completed = todo.completed) else todo)
+        )
 
   def view(model: Dyn[Model]) =
     div(