Indistractable
by Nir Eyal
Eyal, who earlier wrote about building habit-forming products, turns to defending against them: master internal triggers, make time for traction, hack back external triggers, prevent distraction with pacts. It is systematic and refuses to blame the phone alone, which some readers find bracing and others find convenient.
Read it if…
you want a structured method for attention rather than a lament about technology.
Skip it if…
you want the 'technology is the villain' argument; the book places most responsibility on you.
Three things you will actually use
- Notice the discomfort you are escaping before you reach for the phone.
- Schedule values, not just tasks.
- Make a precommitment with a cost.
Do this first
Timebox tomorrow entirely, including leisure, and compare the plan with what actually happened.
Our verdict
Practical and a little self-serving; the method works regardless.
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