CL242: How To Overcome Workplace Distractions - Interview with Nir Eyal

In this episode we learn from Nir Eyal, On How To Overcome Workplace Distractions. Please SUBSCRIBE ►http://bit.ly/JTme-ytsub ♥️ Your Support Appreciated! FOLLOW ME: Website: https://www.jamestaylor.me LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/JTme-linkedin Instagram: http://bit.ly/JTme-ig Twitter: http://bit.ly/JTme-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/JTme-facebook Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed him, "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology." Nir founded two tech companies and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and his latest work is called Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. In this episode, we cover: 7:00 – Why do we get distracted 7:30 – Traction vs Distraction 10:05 – External triggers 10:21 – Internal triggers 10:44 – The desire to avoid discomfort 12:20 – The evolutionary reason for distraction 14:21 – Mastering your internal triggers 15:48 – Making time for traction 18:04 – Hacking back external triggers 18:54 – Preventing distraction with pacts 19:29 – Scheduling group chat 22:13 – Indistractable nurses 24:18 – Distraction and open plan offices Resources mentioned in this episode: Official Website: nirandfar.com/Indistractable Schedule Maker: nirandfar.com/schedule-maker Summary article: nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future Distraction Guide: nirandfar.com/distractions Habits vs routines article: nirandfar.com/habits Books: Hackers and Painters by Paul Graham Factfulness by Hans Rosling and Ola Rosling Moby Dick by Herman Melville Tools: Distraction Tracker If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on YouTube, iTunes or Stitcher and write a brief review. That would really help get the word out and raise the visibility of the Creative Life show. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/CLS-apple Spotify: http://bit.ly/CLS-spotify Stitcher: http://bit.ly/CLS-stitcher   The post CL242: How To Overcome Workplace Distractions - Interview with Nir Eyal appeared first at https://www.jamestaylor.me/nir-eyal/