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Nir Eyal writes, consults and teaches about behavior design and habit formation -- at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been dubbed \u201cThe Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology\u201d by the MIT Technology Review, has founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.

Nir is also the author of the bestselling book, \u201cHooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products\u201d and a brand new book called \u201cIndistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.\u201d

On this episode, you will hear Nir talk about:

• What really causes distraction (Hint: it\u2019s not technology!)
• How we use distraction as a coping mechanism for escaping discomfort
• How planning and timeboxing can help you avoid distraction (and why to-do lists are a myth)
• How to become indistractable at work

For more information about Indistractable:

• Order the book and get bonus content at www.indistractable.com
• Download the free distraction guide and timeboxing schedule maker tool \xa0

You can also read more of Nir\u2019s writing on his blog at www.nirandfar.com.

A full episode transcript is available here.