London Writers' Salon #028: Nir Eyal — How to Build An 'Indistractible' Writing Life
In this episode we talk with bestselling author and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal @nirandfar on what it means to be ‘Indistractible’, and how we as writers can master our internal and external triggers, make time for our writing, and build more productive, successful, and creative writing lives. Nir also shares how he built his audience and his email list, why he crowd-edited his book with over 500 readers, and how he stays engaged with his readership.
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ABOUT NIR EYAL
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
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QUOTES BY NIR EYAL:
“All human behaviors are prompted by a desire to escape discomfort, which means that time management is pain management…Money management is pain management. Weight management is pain management.
Fundamentally, if you don't figure out what are those internal triggers that spur you to escape? If you don't figure out what those are and learn to deal with it, if you don't master them, they will become your masters”
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RESOURCES:
- Twitter:@nireyal
- Nir's website and blog: https://www.nirandfar.com/
- Nir's books: Hooked (UK, US) and Indistractable (UK, US)
- Book 15-minute office hours with Nir
- Free 80-page supplemental Indistractable workbook
- Can Someone with ADHD be ‘Indistractable’?
- Nir’s Podcast: Nir And Far - Business, Behaviour and the Brain
- Nir's email: nir@nireyal.com
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