Influence Anyone

In this episode of The Legend Effect, host Howie Chan interviews legendary productivity expert and bestselling author Nir Eyal, whose book Indistractable has become a must-read for anyone serious about reclaiming their focus, managing attention, and building high-performance habits. If you're looking for REAL science-backed productivity hacks, hit play right now!Nir shares science-backed strategies for mastering your productivity mindset, defeating internal triggers, and avoiding the tech-driven traps that sabotage your time management and productivity. You'll learn how to design an environment that supports deep work and how to follow through on what matters most.Whether you're an entrepreneur, business leader, or creator, this conversation will give you the tools to work smarter, not harder—and create a life you can't wait to wake up to.Episode Breakdown:02:13 Meet Nir Eyal: The Habit Expert07:55 The Power of Persuasive Writing14:36 The Truth about Productivity Hacks and The Path to Becoming “Indistractable”23:21 Mastering Distraction: Traction vs. Distraction34:51 Understanding Tactics vs. Strategy35:10 Discomfort, The Core of Human Motivation40:12 The Right Metric of Success: Working Without Distraction43:04 The Process of Writing and Research46:29 Personal Responsibility and Overcoming Distractions59:26 The Impact of AI and Future Technologies01:05:07 Reflections on Success and Personal GrowthFrom Our Guest:WebsiteLinkedIn Youtube XFacebook Instagram Get the book, Indistractable.Indistractable bonus content. Legendary Quotes:“Everything is driven by the desire to escape discomfort.” – Nir Eyal“Tactics are what you do. Strategy is why you do it. So meditation, tactic. Brain training app, tactic. Physical fitness, tactic. Why? What's the strategy? Why are we doing these things?” – Nir Eyal“The whole metric of success needs to change. It needs to be about only our ability to work without distraction. That's all that matters.” – Nir EyalIt’s time to turn up the volume on life, make your mark, and live your legend. 🤘🏽Join Legend Letters to get the most important lessons and behind the scenes content in under 5 min.📩 Try the Legend Letters NewsletterFollow, subscribe, and don’t forget to leave a rating and review!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

You look to your heroes living their dreams, only to look at your own life and be reminded of your earthly origins.Held hostage by this belief that leading a legendary life is meant only for the select few, you think:“I’m not worthy of greatness.”“I’m never going to make a dent.”“I should be grateful for the ordinary.”But what if that’s NOT true?It’s not who you’re born as, but who you will become. It’s not what you’ve been doing, but what you will do.What is it that makes people lead legendary lives?What can we learn about their mindset, heartset, and skillset? What are the most important lessons that we can learn so that we might live our own versions of legendary?Those are the answers we’re seeking in the Legend Letters Podcast.It’s time to kick comfort to the side and break free from the expectations of others.Not just wait for legendary moments, but hunt them down.It’s time to turn up the volume on life, make your mark, and live your legend. 🤘🏽The first 3 episodes drop on October 15th. Follow, subscribe, and don’t forget to leave a rating and review.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.