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Indistractable

How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Audiobook
1 of 2 copies available
1 of 2 copies available

"Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results." (James Clear, author of Atomic Habits)

You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold.

What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused and overcome distractions? What if you had the power to become "indistractable"?

International best-selling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal, wrote Silicon Valley's handbook for making technology habit-forming. Five years after publishing Hooked, Eyal reveals distraction's Achilles' heel in his groundbreaking new book.

In Indistractable, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction. He describes why solving the problem is not as simple as swearing off our devices: Abstinence is impractical and often makes us want more.

Inside, Eyal overturns conventional wisdom and reveals:

  • Why distraction at work is a symptom of a dysfunctional company culture - and how to fix it
  • What really drives human behavior and why "time management is pain management"
  • Why your relationships (and your sex life) depend on you becoming indistractable
  • How to raise indistractable children in an increasingly distracting world
  • Empowering and optimistic, Indistractable provides practical, novel techniques to control your time and attention - helping you live the life you really want.

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      • Publisher's Weekly

        July 15, 2019
        Eyal (Hooked), a former Stanford Graduate School of Business professor, dissects the difficulties of staying on task in modern times and presents attention-strengthening strategies in this helpful guide. Using many diagrams to present action items and current research on attention retention, Eyal argues that learning to deal with discomfort must be mastered in order to overcome distraction. He explores why people become distracted and offers solutions on how to adjust one’s thinking to reimagine triggers, understand willpower, and how to solidify one’s identity around “being indistractable.” Chapters are dedicated to what Eyal considers life’s largest distractions, including smartphone use, email, and socializing with co-workers and friends. At the end of each chapter, he lists solutions for managing these common triggers and “hacks” for staying on task, such as overscheduling the day (or “timeboxing”), rearranging one’s phone display screen, using peer pressure in helpful ways through “microcommitments,” and concentrating on financial incentives. Eyal also suggests apps that can help with each suggestion. Eyal’s insights into how one’s values and daily schedule relate to distraction will be persuasive to any reader.

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