1836: How To Disarm Internal Triggers and Improve Focus by Nir Eyal of NirAndFar on Eliminating Distractions

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🗓️ 20 December 2020

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Nir Eyal tells us how we can disarm internal triggers. Episode 1836: How To Disarm Internal Triggers and Improve Focus by Nir Eyal of NirAndFar on Eliminating Distractions Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today. Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn). Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University. The original post is located here: https://www.nirandfar.com/internal-triggers/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.6	How to Disarm Internal Triggers and Improve Focus by near a all of nearandfar.com
1:37.2	While we can't control the feelings and thoughts that pop into our heads, we can control what
1:41.9	we do with them.
1:44.1	Research of Smoking Sensation programs performed by Dr. Jonathan Bricker of the Fred Hutchinson
1:48.9	Cancer Research Center suggests we shouldn't keep telling ourselves to stop thinking about
1:54.0	an urge.
1:55.0	Instead, we must learn better ways to cope.
1:58.5	The same applies to other distractions like checking our phones too much, eating junk
2:02.5	food or excessive shopping.
2:05.0	Rather than trying to fight the urge, we need new methods to handle intrusive thoughts.
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