meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Greg McKeown Podcast

39. What's Essential: Nir Eyal on How to be Indistractable

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Nir Eyal (author, Indistractable) gives us a deep look into his guide on how to control your attention and stay focused. He and Greg discuss effective time management, prioritization, and decision making as well as practical techniques to effectively harness our emotions for better productivity in all domains of our life. Share the What’s Essential podcast with your co-workers & friends and earn rewards: https://refer.fm/essential 1 Referral - Access the exclusive "Tim Ferris" episode 3 Referrals - 21-day Challenge PDF  15 Referrals - $10 digital gift card you can use at stores like Real Simple, Container Store, etc. What's Essential Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/essentialismpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essentialismpodcast   Greg McKeown Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmckeown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregorymckeown/   Scratch Audiohouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelhousegroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheelhouse-group-llc/   Credits: Hosted by Greg McKeown Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson Co-Produced by Paul Dizon

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to the show I'm Greg McEwan and I'm your host for the What's Essential Podcast.

0:09.6

There are lots of shows on how to improve and how to become successful, but there is only

0:15.0

one on what to do once you are.

0:18.8

This is essential because success can be a catalyst for failure, especially that leads to the

0:23.9

undisciplined pursuit of more.

0:26.3

This show is about how to become successful at success.

0:30.4

It's for high performers who are on the edge of exhaustion, it's for people who struggle

0:34.2

with the curse of capability.

0:36.4

It's important because what got you here is not what's going to get you there.

0:41.2

So if you're a driven, hard working, productive person who is running out of space but still

0:46.4

wants to make a higher contribution, the What's Essential Podcast is designed especially

0:52.0

for you.

0:53.5

In this episode, we have near-a-al, the best-selling author of Hooked and also indistractable,

0:59.2

who's going to help you make progress in your life by focusing more intentionally on

1:03.9

the things that matter most to you.

1:06.2

He turns the tables on me in this episode and the essential intervention is of a different

1:11.0

kind because he's coaching me on helping me to become more indistractable and of course

1:16.5

I need that help all the time.

1:18.8

So let's begin.

1:24.0

Here we have near-a-al, who really, among other things, it is my life's mission just to

1:29.7

keep up with.

1:31.0

The best-selling author of books, Well Worth, everybody's time to read, Hooked and indistractable.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Greg McKeown, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Greg McKeown and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.