Indistractable

How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

By: Nir Eyal, Julie Li

Narrated by: Nir Eyal

Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

"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.

Eyal lays bare the secret of finally doing what you say you will do with a four-step, research-backed model. Indistractable reveals the key to getting the best out of technology, without letting it get the best of us.

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.

©2019 Nir Eyal (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Great perspective

It's a culmination of many different concepts out there in one easy to follow package. I used to follow a strict time management routine and this audio book mentioned why it worked. It's a great reminder on how to get back to the things that matter.

a no bullshit book

a no bullshit book on the human brain, and practical steps to improve your focus. love it!

Offers multiple, actionable suggestions

I worried that Indistractable might be hardcore and suggest stuff like quitting all social media to increase productivity. I was greatly relieved to find it did not! Instead, the author offers multiple suggestions for intentionally controlling non-productive habits. I've already instituted the time-blocking suggestions with good success, putting my most important tasks at the top of my day, with social media near the bottom. I'm eager to try out some of the apps suggested to help increase focus, too.

The audiobook was just over 5 hours, so no fluff. Just solid explanations and actionable,suggestions. Will listen to this audiobook more than once. Highly recommend!

Awesome information science-based new ways to look at things

Nir is certainly the expert to listen to when needing to learn how to become indestructible. After all he wrote the book on helping tech companies keep people connected to technology. Insight about making all the aspects of our lives thoughtfully protected and deliberately planned are provided within the pages to help keep time, our most precious commodity, in line with our values.

Very good book

Lots and lots of helpful tips and tools. Very valuable audiobook in a world full of distractions and those trying to take your time

Fantastic

I heard about the book on a podcast. I learned so much from the book and think it will really help me both professionally and personally. Great insights and all supported by research!

A more practical self help book

Although the author does not have the greatest stage voice, the research he shares is interesting, research supported, and delivered in a way that is tangible to apply to most reader’s lives. I’m an efficiency nerd and I appreciate the user friendliness of this reading experience. This book is about self improvement and doesn’t back heavily j to the “Do this and be a millionaire” BS that is spewed all too often in books like this.

READY FOR A BETTER VERSION OF MYSELF

i know that i am really too easy to be distracted, and not focused 100% during work hours. i do ise an app to stop me from using unproductive apps at a certain time - but since i didnt know the internal trigger, i keep on cheating & deleting the app just to use the blocked app. now i know! hope ill be stringer this time around

excelente!

Justo lo que necesitaba para seguir construyendo hábitos saludables que me permitan lograr mis metas en 2021. Es fácil y práctico!

amazing book

this book should be the bible in schools these days it should be taught every where!