#171: Nir Eyal – Writing books, persuasion vs. coercion, and how to be indistractable

from Creator Science · host Jay Clouse

Nir Eyal is a writer, consultant, and teacher at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He's the author of two best-selling books. Hooked, How to Build Habit Forming Products (2014) and Indistractable, How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (2019). Previously, Nir cofounded and sold 2 tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by the MIT Technology Review as "the prophet of habit-forming technology." He previously taught as a lecturer in marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. In this episode, you’ll learn: About Nir's life as an author Habits and distractions Capturing the attention of an audience And how we can better focus our own limited energy and attention Full transcript and show notes Nir's Website / LinkedIn / Twitter / Instagram *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → #176: April Dunford *** WHEN YOU'RE READY 📬 Creator Science Newsletter 🚀 Get CreatorHQ (creator operating system) 🧪 Join The Lab (private membership community) 🧞‍♂️ Get a Personalized Offer *** CONNECT 🐦 Connect on Twitter 📸 Connect on Instagram 💼 Connect on LinkedIn 📹 Subscribe on YouTube *** SPONSORS 💼 View all sponsors and offers *** SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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