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Do you find yourself so distracted by your phone, email, text, or social media that it\u2019s pulling you away from things that matter?\xa0According to Nir Eyal, author of the best-selling book Indistractable, technology is not the enemy. We merely need to learn how to identify and manage the internal and external triggers that lead to distraction and make more time for traction--showing up for what matters. Join Jill for her first Psychologists Off The Clock interview with Nir Eyal as they talk about how to make yourself indistractable. Listen and Learn: What is distraction, and its opposite, tractionWhy we get so easily distractedWhat are internal and external triggers of distractionHow we can change our relationship to internal triggersHow we can change our environment to \u201chack back\u201d external distractions About Nir Eyal\xa0Nir Eyal\xa0writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of\xa0psychology, technology, and business.\xa0The\xa0M.I.T. Technology Review\xa0dubbed Nir, "The Prophet of\xa0Habit-Forming Technology." Nir founded two tech companies and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (where he also attended) and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of two bestselling books,\xa0Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and\xa0Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.\xa0Indistractable\xa0received critical acclaim, winning the\xa02019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award\xa0as well as being named one of the\xa0Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon\xa0and one of the\xa0Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible.\xa0\xa0Nir's writing has been featured in\xa0The Harvard Business Review,\xa0Time Magazine, and\xa0Psychology Today. He also writes a blog at nirandfar.com Resources Watch Nir\u2019s TED talk hereNir\u2019s website with access to his books, blog, courses, supplemental Indistractable workbook, and more can be found at www.nirandfar.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices