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Strategies for becoming less distracted and improving focus | Nir Eyal (author of Indistractable and Hooked)

2023-12-29 · 85 min · 57 entities

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Nir Eyal 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 . He writes, consults, and teaches at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. His books have sold over 1 million copies in more than 30 languages; he has taught at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and its Design School; and he has started and sold two startups since 2003. In our conversation, we discuss: • Strategies for becoming less distractible and improving focus • The difference between distraction and “traction” • Reactive work vs. reflexive work and why you should book time in your calendar • The 10-minute rule to overcome internal triggers and stay focused • The problem with to-do lists, and what to do instead • The value of creating a timebox schedule that aligns with personal values and priorities • The use of pacts as a last line of defense against distraction • How to develop a high-agency mindset • Advice for leaders on helping employees improve focus in the workplace — Brought to you by Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security | Jira Product Discovery —Atlassian’s new prioritization and roadmapping tool built for product teams | Teal —Your personal career growth platform — Find the full transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/strategies-for-becoming-less-distractible — Where to find Nir Eyal: • X: https://twitter.com/nireyal • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/ • Website: https://www.nirandfar.com/ — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ — In this episode, we cover: ( 00:00 ) Nir’s background ( 04:20 ) How to become less distractible ( 07:43 ) Understanding distraction and traction ( 12:52 ) The four steps to becoming indistractable ( 13:53 ) Mastering internal triggers ( 18:49 ) Surfing the urge with a 10-minute timer ( 23:20 ) Making time for traction with a timebox schedule ( 25:02 ) How to turn your values into time ( 28:36 ) Booking deep work time ( 29:22 ) Making pacts to prevent distraction ( 31:00 ) The problem with to-do lists ( 34:31 ) The drawback of deadlines ( 36:08 ) Distraction is an emotion regulation problem ( 39:54 ) Hacking back external triggers ( 45:03 ) Preventing distraction with pacts ( 48:18 ) Specific tools to hold you accountable ( 53:42 ) Managing emotions and discomfort ( 56:37 ) Taking responsibility and being high-agency ( 01:00:09 ) Becoming indistractable at work ( 01:05:04 ) Schedule syncing to align with managers ( 01:09:36 ) We are not as hooked on technology as people think ( 01:16:00 ) Life purpose and personal responsibility ( 01:17:38 ) Lightning round — Referenced: • Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life : https://www.amazon.com/Indistractable-Control-Your-Attention-Choose/dp/194883653X • Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products : https://www.amazon.com/Hooked-How-Build-Habit-Forming-Products/dp/1591847788 • Dorothy Parker’s quote: https://twitter.com/nireyal/status/1472280598723108866 • “Writing is bleeding” quote: https://www.hemingwaysociety.org/quotation-controversy-writing-and-bleeding • The Pomodoro Technique Explained: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryancollinseurope/2020/03/03/the-pomodoro-technique/ • Timeboxing: Why It Works and How to Get Started in 2024: https://www.nirandfar.com/timeboxing/ • Using your working time well - Issue 22: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/time-management-issue-22 • All-In podcast: https://www.allinpodcast.co/ • Nir’s post about “the planning fallacy”: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nireyal_why-do-tasks-always-seem-to-take-longer-than-activity-7137440438939959297-XIUB/ • How the Ancient Greeks Beat Distraction: https://www.nirandfar.com/tantalizing-distractions/ • Jeremy Bentham: https://iep.utm.edu/jeremy-bentham • An overview of Sigmund Freud’s pleasure principle: https: