Nir Eyal on Becoming Indistractable

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Buddhism, Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Nir Eyal is an author whose writing on technology, psychology, and business has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, Psychology Today, and many other renowned publications. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School. In this episode, Nir and Eric discuss his new book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here. Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Nir Eyal and I discuss Becoming Indistractable and… His book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life How what we pay attention to determines our quality of life The importance of being in control of how you spend your time and attention in life When it comes to being distracted, there are the blamers, the shamers, and the claimers That the root cause of distraction is uncomfortable sensations Time management is pain management How you can’t stop emotions but you can respond to them The 4 key steps of becoming indistractable Traction and Dis-traction How anything can become a distraction That you can’t call something a distraction unless you know what you are distracted from The tyranny of the to-do list Deciding with intent when you’re going to do something Timeboxing Mastering our internal triggers: Learning to work with our uncomfortable emotions The 3 reasons we get distracted The antidote to impulsive behavior Using an identity to help us become indistractable Nir Eyal Links: nirandfar.com; FREE Schedule Maker Twitter Instagram Facebook Best Fiends: Engage your brain and play a game of puzzles with Best Fiends. Download for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. SimpliSafe: Get comprehensive protection for your entire home with security cameras, alarms, sensors as well as fire, water, and carbon monoxide alerts. Visit simplisafe.com/wolf for free shipping and a 60-day money-back guarantee. Seed: Scientifically validated, next-generation probiotics. Their mission: to bring much-needed precision, efficacy, and education to the global probiotics market. Go to www.seed.com/wolf or use promo code WOLF for 15% off your first month of The Daily Symbiotic. If you enjoyed this conversation with Nir Eyal on the Becoming Indistractible, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Chris Bailey James Clear Part 1 James Clear Part 2 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you tried to start meditating daily but can't seem to stick with it?
0:03.9	I had that same problem too for a long time, which is why I've created a new guide called
0:08.5	the top five reasons you can't seem to stick with the meditation practice,
0:12.8	and how to actually build one that lasts.
0:15.6	Just head over to our website at 1ufeed.net and you can get free access to this helpful resource.
0:22.4	Again, that's a free guide called the top five reasons you can't seem to stick with the meditation
0:27.1	practice at 1ufeed.net. Time management is pain management.
0:33.9	Everything we do is about a desire to escape discomfort.
0:45.8	Welcome to the 1ufeed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts
0:51.5	we have, quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true, and yet
0:58.6	for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend to add negativity, self-pity,
1:05.2	jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us
1:11.2	back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious,
1:18.3	consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people
1:23.6	keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.
1:42.0	Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is near A.L. author and previous lecture at
1:47.5	Stanford Graduate School of Business and HOSO Platinum Institute of Design. His writing on
1:52.7	technology, psychology, and business appears in the Harvard Business Review, the Atlantic,
1:58.1	psychology today, and others. His new book is indestructible. How to control your attention and
2:04.4	choose your life. I'm near. Welcome to the show. Thanks. Great to be here. I am excited to have
2:10.1	you on. We're going to talk about your book indestructible. How to control your attention and choose
2:15.2	your life here in a moment. But let's start the way we always do with the parable. There is a
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