Indistractable
You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Later, as you're about to get back to work, a colleague taps you on the shoulder to chat. At home, screens get in the way of quality time with your family. Another day goes by, and once again, your most important personal and professional goals are put on hold. What would be possible if you followed through on your best intentions? What could you accomplish if you could stay focused and overcome distractions? What if you had the power to become "indistractable"?
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After Hooked, Nir Eyal turns the lens around and writes a guide to staying focused: handle the discomforts that drive distraction, plan time for what matters, hack back external triggers, and make pacts.
Indistractable was written by Nir Eyal and published in 2019. Eyal is also the author of Hooked, about how products use psychology to engage users; Indistractable is partly a response to and reframing of Hooked from the user's side.
Both books address attention and focus, but the angles differ. Cal Newport's Deep Work is more about cultivating long blocks of concentrated work; Eyal's Indistractable focuses more on managing internal triggers and emotional responses to distraction.
Indistractable is 336 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Indistractable takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Indistractable is a standalone novel by Nir Eyal, not part of a series.
Indistractable is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
