<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">External triggers often lead to distraction. Cues in our environment like the pings, dings, and rings from devices, as well as interruptions from other people, frequently take us off track.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">External triggers aren’t always harmful. If an external trigger leads us to traction, it serves us.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">We must ask ourselves: Is this trigger serving me, or am I serving it? Then we can hack back the external triggers that don’t serve us.</li></ul>

Ask the Critical Question

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Distractions cost us time, and like all actions, they are spurred by the desire to escape discomfort.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">If we want to master distraction, we must learn to deal with discomfort.  </li></ul>

Time management is Pain management

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Schedule time for yourself first. You are at the center of 3 life domains. Without allocating time for yourself, the other two domains suffer.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Input is much more certain than outcome. When it comes to living the life you want, making sure you allocate time to living your values is the only thing you should focus on.</li></ul>

Control the Inputs, not the Outcomes

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Identity greatly influences our behavior. People tend to align their actions with how they see themselves. • An identity pact is a precommitment to a self-image. You can prevent distraction by acting in line with your identity.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Become a noun. By assigning yourself a moniker, you increase the likelihood of following through with behaviors consistent with what you call yourself. Call yourself “indistractable.”</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Adopt rituals. Repeating mantras, keeping a timeboxed schedule, or performing other routines reinforces your identity and influences your future actions.</li></ul>

Prevent Distraction with Identity Pacts

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Being indistractable does not only require keeping distractions out. It also necessitates reining ourselves in.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Precommitments can reduce the likelihood of distraction. They help us stick with decisions we’ve made in advance.</li></ul> <ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Precommitments should only be used after the other three indistractable strategies have already been applied. Don’t skip the first three steps. </li></ul>

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Important highlights from the book "Indistractable"

"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.

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