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At the beginning of 2020, members of the Unemployable Initiative told us that dealing with distractions was a major challenge for them entering the new year. So we identified one of the foremost experts on the subject and invited him to join us for a guest lecture.

Nir Eyal literally wrote the book on the subject, called Indistractable. He also wrote the book Hooked, about how to build habit-forming products.

In this hour-long session, which is a sample of the regular content that is available to members of the Unemployable Initiative, Nir discusses the intersection of those two books and then provides insight from each that we can all apply to our daily lives.

Among the many topics we cover:

• What does it take to build habit-forming digital products?
• How can we manage the internal triggers that cause us to become distracted?
• What does it mean to “make time for traction”?
• Why are to-do lists the wrong way to manage priorities?
• How can we “reimagine tasks” to help us stay engaged in tasks without the need for external rewards?
• What's the best way to handle email?
• How does the power of precommitments and pacts work? (And why is it essential that this come after the other steps in becoming Indistractable?)
• What are some tips for staying focused on big, long-term projects?
• What can parents to do to help their children become indistractable?

We hope you enjoy the special edition of the 7-Figure Small podcast. To learn more about the Unemployable Initiative, go to unemployable.com/community.