Through fun and play we can hold focus easier and combat our internal triggers of distraction. By doing it so we can transform any task into irresistible, we just need to take it as seriously as it deserves.Play doesn't have to be pleasurable. It just has to hold our attention.Curiosity is key to holding our focus and from curiosity any task can be fun to perform.Deliberateness and novelty can be added to any task to make it fun.

Reimagine the Task

Part 1 of Indistractable is dedicated to the art of mastering our internal triggers. The author divides this Part as follows:<ul><li>What Motivates Us Really?</li><li>Time Management is Pain Management</li><li>Deal with Distraction from Within</li><li>Reimagine the Internal Trigger</li><li>Reimagine the Task</li><li>Reimagine your Temperament</li></ul>

Master Internal Triggers

With no techniques for defusing temptation, mental abstinence can backfire. Resisting an impulse can cause rumination and reinforce desire.We can deal with distractions that come from within by changing the way we think about them. It is possible to re-imagine the trigger, the task and our temperament.

Deal with Distraction from Within

Distraction cost us time, and, like all actions, they are driven by the desire to escape discomfort.As human beings, we have tendencies towards dissatisfaction and discomfort, which can play both against us or in favor.Dissatisfaction is the driving force of our species' evolution, when alligned with curiosity and creativity it moves us forward.For mastering distraction we must learn to deal with discomfort.

Time Management is Pain Management

We can't control what we feel and think, but we can control what we do with them. Discover how in four simple steps:<ul><li>Step 1: Look for the discomfort that precedes the distraction, focusing in on the internal trigger.</li><li>Step 2: Write down the trigger. Note the time of the day, what you were doing and how you felt when noticing the internal trigger that led to the distracting beahviour.</li><li>Step 3: Explore your sensations. What are your usual symptoms prior to engage in an impulse?</li><li>Step 4: Beware of liminal moments. Liminal moments are transitions from one thing to the other throughout tour day.</li></ul>

Reimagine the Internal Trigger

Reinventing our temperament can help us manage our internal triggers.We don't run out of willpower. Believing we do makes us less likely to accomplish our goals, by providing a rationale to quit when we could otherwise persist.What we say to ourselves matters. Labelling yourself as having poor self-control is self defeating.Practise self-compassion. Talk to yourself the way you'd talk to a friend. People who are more self-compassionate are more resilient.

Reimagine your Temperament

"It's a curious truth that when you gently pay attention to negative emotions, they tend to dissipate - but positive ones expand."

"If satisfaction and pleasure were permanent, there might be little incentive to continue seeking further benefits or advances."

"Fun is looking for the variability in something other people don't notice. It's breaking through the boredom and monotonoy to discover its hidden beauty."

"People who did not see willpower as a finite resource did not show signs of ego depletion."

For mastering internal triggers we have to understand what motivates us, what's the root cause of our hunger for distraction.We first need to diferentiate the root cause from the proximate causes, e.g. A task is boring for me (root cause) so I use my smartphone (proximate cause) to scroll over social media (proximate cause). It's me who decides to get distracted with my smartphone due to my boredom, the smartphone is just a tool which I use to get distracted.All motivation is a desire to escape discomfort and anything which stops discomfort is potentially addictive, but not irresistible.

What Motivates Us Really?

"Only by understanding our pain can we begin to control it and find better ways to deal with negative urges."

"An endless circle of resisting, ruminating, and finally giving in to the desire perpetuates the cycle and quite possibly drives many of our unwanted behaviours."

These ideas are a summary of the Part 1 of Indistractable - Master Internal Triggers. Soon I will publish more ideas respecting the remaining parts of the book in order to go deeper as it deserves.

Reveals the hidden psychology driving you to distraction. Empowering and optimistic, this is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want.

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"Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results." —James Clear, author of Atomic Habits "If you value your time, your focus, or your relationships, this book is essential reading. I'm putting these ideas into practice." —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind   National Bestseller Winner of the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award Included in the Top 5 Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible Included in the Top 20 Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon Featured in The Amazon Book Review Newsletter, January 2020 Goodreads Best Science & Technology of 2019 Finalist   You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold. What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused? What if you had the power to become "indistractable?" International bestselling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert, Nir Eyal, wrote Silicon Valley's handbook for making technology habit-forming. Five years after publishing Hooked, Eyal reveals distraction's Achilles' heel in his groundbreaking new book. In Indistractable, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving us to distraction. He describes why solving the problem is not as simple as swearing off our devices: Abstinence is impractical and often makes us want more. Eyal lays bare the secret of finally doing what you say you will do with a four-step, research-backed model. Indistractable reveals the key to getting the best out of technology, without letting it get the best of us. Inside, Eyal overturns conventional wisdom and reveals:    • Why distraction at work is a symptom of a dysfunctional company culture—and how to fix it    • What really drives human behavior and why "time management is pain management"    • Why your relationships (and your sex life) depend on you becoming indistractable    • How to raise indistractable children in an increasingly distracting world Empowering and optimistic, Indistractable provides practical, novel techniques to control your time and attention—helping you live the life you really want.

Nir Eyal is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Nir Eyal has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Nir Eyal's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

OLIVER BURKEMAN

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