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E43: Nir Eyal - How to Become Indistractable

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Prevent Distraction With Pacts

Boredom is the real source, was what was coming in from within you. The last step is to prevent distraction with packs. We have what's called an effort pact, a price packed and an identity packed. And this is the back stop. This is the fail safe. Many people jump to this technique first, and it actually can back fire. So i've put a bit of effort in between me and something i don't want to do, some kind of distraction. It changed my life by then, no minifications off. Ye. But it's the habits. Exactly. An understanding that that is the real cause for all our problems. I learned that lesson a long time

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