BEST OF: Becoming Indistractable
with Nir Eyal

Photo Credit: Dan Barrett

And yes, that’s a guinea pig on your desk. Distracted yet?

Control Attention, Gain Traction, and Defeat Distraction

There is nothing I love more in the world of productivity than pure focus.

Sure, I love to cross finish lines and finish big projects — but on a daily basis I strive for focus in order to gain traction that is otherwise just an illusion.

In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I share one of my favorite interviews where I speak with Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, about the many options we have to keep our eye on the prize.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

1. The 5 AM Miracle [Book by Jeff Sanders]
2. The Free-Time Formula [Book by Jeff Sanders]
3. Podcast Consulting & Production with Jeff Sanders [Schedule your free call with me to launch your show!]
4. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life [Book by Nir Eyal]
5. Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products [Book by Nir Eyal]
6. Schedule Maker [How to be more productive and focus]
7. Distraction Guide [Learn how To avoid distraction in a world that is full of it]
8. Habits Guide [How not to confuse habits with routines]
9. Read to Lead Podcast [Hosted by Jeff Brown]

Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 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 Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Worklife (acquired by Cisco), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Kahoot!, Byte Foods, FocusMate, and Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.