Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Turn attention into your unfair advantage by mastering triggers, time, and the pacts that keep you on track
About This Book
Your time is your life in minutes. This playbook shows you how to protect both. You’ll learn a simple mental model to spot the hidden forces that pull you off track and a set of practical tools to take back control—without quitting tech, doing a “digital detox,” or relying on endless willpower. Through science-backed methods, you’ll turn distraction into traction, design your day around your values, and build protective systems—at work, at home, and with your kids. Expect fewer wasted hours, calmer focus, and the confidence that you can follow through on what matters most.About the Author
Nir Eyal writes and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has lectured at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, advised fast‑growing tech companies, and built consumer products used by millions. His work translates cutting‑edge behavioral science into practical, everyday tools that help people build better habits and manage their attention with integrity. Known for clear models and actionable tactics, he blends research, design, and real‑world experimentation to make complex ideas usable.
Biggest Takeaway
- Get a clear, repeatable model to distinguish traction from distraction in the moment. - Build a weekly timeboxed schedule that reflects your values and finally sticks. - Disarm internal triggers with proven techniques like urge surfing and the ten‑minute rule. - Make hard work feel engaging by reframing tasks for fun and curiosity. - Replace fragile willpower with effort, price, and identity pacts that hold. - Hack back external triggers across email, chat, phones, and feeds. - Align family and team expectations so focus is protected and visible. - Help kids develop autonomy, competence, and relatedness—the real antidote to overuse.
Key Insights from This Book
Explore the most important ideas and learn how to apply them in your life.
Stop letting your day get hijacked by triggers you can’t see
Design your week so distractions have nowhere to hide
Discomfort drives distraction, so learn to surf the urge
Make hard work feel engaging by turning tasks into games
Stop relying on willpower by upgrading your identity and self‑talk
Tame your tools by asking one critical question every time
Make distraction costly with effort, price, and identity pacts
Help kids beat overuse by feeding autonomy, competence, and connection
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