The Psychology of Distraction and How to Avoid it
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Jon talks with Nir Eyal, a former professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Hooked and indistractable, about the psychology of distraction and how to avoid it!
Nir Eyal \\u2013 Author, Speaker, and Investor
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.
Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, \\u201cThe Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.\\u201d
He is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award as well as being named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year by Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible. The Globe and Mail called Indistractable, \\u201cthe best business book of 2019.\\u201d
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir\\u2019s writing has been featured in The New York Times, The Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, and Psychology Today.
Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include Eventbrite (NYSE:EB), Anchor.fm (acquired by Spotify), Kahoot! (KAHOOT-ME.OL), Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn), Product Hunt, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Byte Foods, FocusMate, and Shadow.
Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.
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Connect with Nir Eyal:
Website:\\xa0https://www.nirandfar.com/
Twitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/nireyal
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life:\\xa0NirAndFar.com/Indistractable
Schedule maker tool:\\xa0https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/
Summary article:\\xa0https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/
Distraction guide:\\xa0https://www.nirandfar.com/distractions/
Habits vs routines article:\\xa0https://www.nirandfar.com/habits/