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Indistractable
Nir Eyal
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Nir Eyal.
Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor. Before Indistractable he wrote Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.
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How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Indistractable
Nir Eyal
Productivity · 2019
Indistractable
How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Nir Eyal explains why we get distracted and offers a simple four-part model to stay focused on what we said we'd do, without blaming technology for everything.
Three big ideas
- Distraction starts insideBoredom, stress and discomfort push us toward escapes.
- Make time for tractionPlan your day around your values, then protect that time.
- Hack back external triggersChange notifications, settings and spaces that pull you away.
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