AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
5min chapter
#253 You Coach You: Distraction with Nir Eyal
Squiggly Careers
What Is Distraction?
Most people think the opposite of distraction is focus, but that's not exactly true. Distraction is any action that pulls you further away from your goal and your values. High performers use discomfort like rocket fuel to move them towards traction. The ten minute rule says that you can give in to any distraction - whether it's checking email when you want to work on that big project or eating chocolate cake if you're on a diet.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode