Indistractable - How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Nir Eyal

Key Insights

  1. Distraction is a symptom of a deeper issue, not the root cause: A key point of the book is that distractions are often a sign of a deeper problem. They are often a symptom of discomfort or dissatisfaction, and we use distractions as a way to escape these feelings.
  2. Time management is pain management: Eyal suggests that managing our time effectively means managing our discomfort effectively. When we use distractions to avoid discomfort, we are not managing our time well.
  3. The difference between traction and distraction: Traction is any action that draws us towards our goals, while...

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