The Four Research-Backed Steps to Be Indistractable with Nir Eyal

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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#25: Bestselling author Nir Eyal joins Chris to discuss how you can become indistractable. They discuss the hidden psychology that drives people to distraction, why procrastination is not a character flaw, why you should stop using to-do lists and how becoming indistractable will let you take back your time and start making traction on the things that matter to you in your life. Nir Eyal (@nireyal) has taught at the Stanford School of Business and their design school. He has co-founded and sold two tech companies and is the author of two best-selling books: Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Full show notes available at: https://www.allthehacks.com/becoming-indistractable-nir-eyal Partner Deals Gelt: Skip the waitlist on personalized tax guidance to maximize your wealth Selected Links From The Episode Nir's Website: Nir and Far (includes Nir's free 80 page Indistractable workbook) Summary of Indistractable: The Most Important Skill of the Future is Being ‘Indistractable’ Nir's Books: Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Select Articles & Resources from Nir: Distraction Guide Habits vs. Routines Timeboxing Schedule Maker Tool Schedules vs. To-do Lists 20 Common Values Full Show Notes Who is Nir Eyal? (00: 24) What is the opposite of distraction (and it’s not focus)? (01:48) How your mind tricks you into thinking you’re being productive. (03:06) How he discovered that distraction doesn’t have anything to do with technology. (04:51) Here’s the real (scientific) reason why you get distracted. (09:57) 4 steps to become indistractable (13:13) This is how you can stop being impulsive. (15:06) The problem with to-do lists. (20:55) The difference between diversion and distraction. (25:04) How to save time and energy on checking your email. (28:27) Building an indistractable workplace: reactive work vs. reflective work(35:03) Do what you say you will or burn $100 bill (price pact)(36:58) Can you get your partner to be indistractable with you? (effort pact) (40:49) Is multitasking a distraction (and what is multichannel multitasking)? (44:48) Wearing a concentration crown (work from home hack). (46:50) When should you start teaching your kids to be indistractable? (48:44) How to connect with Nir. (49:40) Connect with All the Hacks All the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | Email Chris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

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