by Nir Eyal
Eyal argues distraction is not a technology problem but an internal trigger rooted in discomfort. Becoming indistractable requires mastering those triggers, scheduling traction, and building pacts.
In this collection, Indistractable references 2 other books and is cited by 1 other book.
It draws on Flow and The Power of Habit.
It’s picked up by Stolen Focus.
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Eyal references Csikszentmihalyi's flow research when explaining how traction differs from distraction
Cites Duhigg's habit loop model and reframes distraction as an impulse managed through habit design
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Hari devotes a contentious chapter to debating Eyal's Indistractable, pushing back on its individual-responsibility framing in favor of structural regulation of tech platforms.
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