14. Nir Eyal: How To Become Indistractable & Control Your Attention

My guest today is Nir Eyal, the author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Eyal is a bestselling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert.

In Indistractable, Nir explains the hidden psychology behind distractions and shares practical advice on how to get the best out of technology without letting it get the best of us. In our conversation, Nir talks about what really drives human behavior,  what to do when you get distracted, how to prevent distractions such as email and smartphones, how to raise kids to use technology properly, and much more.
 

TIMESTAMPS:

• [00:43] - What it means to be Indistractable  
• [03:17] - Why discomfort is the root cause of our distraction
• [05:33] - The opposite of distraction is traction
• [10:14] - Why you shouldn't shame or blame yourself when you get distracted
• [15:17] - The role of willpower and mindset in minimizing distractions
• [17:46] - How knowing your values & planning ahead helps avoid distractions
• [22:51] - Greg McKeown & Essentialism
• [24:11] - How to hack back emails
• [31:17] - How to hack back your smartphone
• [36:22] - How to make your kids Indistractable
• [41:50] - Kids & social media
• [43:48] - Two books that had a big impact on Nir Eyal[

Learn more about the author:

• Twitter: @nireyal
• Website: nirandfar.com

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