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b"If you struggle with feeling distracted, you likely think that modern technology is to blame, and that if your phone wasn't so infuriatingly\\xa0desirable to check, you'd be a lot more focused and productive.\\n\\nBut my guest today argues that the problem of distraction doesn't lie with technology, but with\\xa0you. His name is Nir Eyal, and he's a behavioral design expert and the author of\\xa0Indistractable:\\xa0How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Today on the show we first discuss Nir's work in helping companies create apps that hook people into using them, and why he thinks these methods of attraction can be positive as long as you put tech in its place. We then dig into how to do that,\\xa0beginning with the idea that you can't complain about being distracted, if you don't know what you're distracted\\xa0from, how the first step in getting control of your attention is understanding what you'd like to be doing with it by planning out your time, and why the opposite of distraction isn't focus. We discuss why time management is pain management, and why we need to get comfortable with the uncomfortable internal triggers that prompt us to use our devices for emotional pacification. Nir then walks us through how to deal with the external triggers of distraction, including managing your email inbox, making pre-commitments, and turning\\xa0indistractability\\xa0into part of your identity.\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/indistractable."