#7 On Being Indistractable w/ Nir Eyal, Bestselling Author of “Hooked” and “Indistractable”

Nir Eyal the bestselling author of “Hooked” and “Indistractable” is a force, with incredible insights and practical tips on how to get into flow and break bad habits.  After some technical difficulties we managed to sit down and talk. We discussed email management, time-boxing, most toxic work environments, and the 3 things that make organisations productive.   

I discovered that time management is pain management, that technology isn’t to blame and that everything comes down to CULTURE which filters down from the top.   

Make sure to listen to the parts where Nir talks about what leadership means to him and what he himself slips up on.    

WE DISCUSS:

06:49 - Being a robot, inbox 0 and why Nir wrote the book

11:02 - Definition of Distraction and if there a benefit to being distracted

13:11 - Internal & External triggers, avoidance of pain

17:10 - Impact of distraction on companies and management, Toxic Company Cultures

20:50 - 3 things for making workplaces Indistractable

23:29 - Skills we need in our leaders

25:00 - Time-boxing

26:06 - Saying ‘no’ is the worst advice

27:52 - What saved his marriage (4 strategies to become Indistractable)

32:46 - More on time-boxing, the feedback loop

36:35 - Difference between an Indistractable and a distracted person

39:54 - What Nir himself slips up on

44:27 - What Nir left out of the book

45:30 - What is leadership?

47:54 - Leaders’ most important job

NIR EYAL:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/

Instagram: @Neyal99 - https://instagram.com/neyal99?utm_medium=copy_link 

Twitter: @NirEyal - https://twitter.com/nireyal?s=21   

RESOURCES: 

Indistractable Book: http://geni.us/Indistractable 

The schedule maker tool: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/ 

Why schedules are better than to-do lists: https://www.nirandfar.com/todo-vs-schedule-builder/ 

Indistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/ 

Distraction guide here: https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/ Habits vs routines article here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/

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MARIA HVOROSTOVSKY:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/

Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/?hl=en

Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo

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