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Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal

2026-07-30 · 90 min · episode 83 · 15 entities

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  • → hosted by A&D Media company
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  • → references nirandfar.com website
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://nirandfar.com/
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://youtube.com/user/nirandfar

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websites 6

  • mentioned Entrepreneurship website
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  • mentioned nirandfar.com website
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://nirandfar.com/
  • mentioned Nirandfar website
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://youtube.com/user/nirandfar
  • discusses Entrepreneurship website
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  • references nirandfar.com website
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://nirandfar.com/
  • references Nirandfar website
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    Link in episode "Stanford Habit Expert: Why You Can’t Focus, Why To-Do Lists Fail & How to Become Indistractable | Nir Eyal": https://youtube.com/user/nirandfar

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  • mentioned Business company
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  • hosted by A&D Media company
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  • mentioned Education concept
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  • mentioned Self-Improvement concept
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  • discusses Education concept
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  • mentioned Hooked book
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Episode description as stored
Most people blame their phone for destroying their attention. Nir Eyal says the phone is often only the outlet, that 90% of distraction begins with something happening inside us, and that the real solution is not deleting every app but learning to manage discomfort, plan our time and challenge the beliefs keeping us stuck. Nir Eyal is a behavioural design expert, former lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, and the author of Hooked, Indistractable and Beyond Belief. He first revealed the psychology companies use to create habit-forming products, before developing a practical system to help people reclaim their attention and follow through on what they intend to do. He explains: ◼ Why your phone is probably not the real reason you cannot focus ◼ Why boredom, anxiety, loneliness, fatigue and uncertainty drive most distraction ◼ The four-step system for taking back control of your attention ◼ Why traditional to-do lists can make you feel busy, unsuccessful and incapable of managing your time ◼ Why emails and other work-related tasks can become distractions disguised as productivity ◼ How the beliefs and labels you repeat can change what you see, how you behave and what you believe you are capable of achieving The views expressed are those of the guest, and this conversation is intended for general informational purposes only. This podcast and its associated materials should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, psychological, legal, financial or other specialist advice. Follow Nir: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/ https://www.instagram.com/nireyal/ https://www.youtube.com/user/nirandfar https://www.nirandfar.com/ Buy Nir's books: https://amzn.to/44ZoL6q #ThrivingMinds #AlbertoZandi #NirEyal #Distraction #PhoneAddiction #BehavioralPsychology #Focus #Productivity #Habits #DigitalWellness #MentalHealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.