Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
Indistractable is a practical guide to attention management by Nir Eyal with Julie Li. This digital PDF edition explores why distraction occurs and how readers can regain control of their time.
The book connects distraction with internal discomfort, external triggers, and unplanned behavior. It is available as an instant download for convenient reading on supported devices and apps.
Rather than recommending complete withdrawal from technology, Eyal presents methods for using digital tools without allowing them to determine what matters each day.
Book Overview
Indistractable belongs to the personal development, productivity, and behavioral design fields. Nir Eyal, with Julie Li, explains how attention can be directed toward meaningful goals through a structured four-step approach.
The book begins by distinguishing traction from distraction. It then examines internal triggers, intentional scheduling, external interruptions, and precommitment. Later sections apply the framework to workplaces, children, and personal relationships.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- How internal triggers and psychological discomfort can lead to distraction.
- Why time management is connected to managing discomfort and pain.
- How to turn personal values into an intentional schedule.
- Ways to reduce interruptions from email, group chats, meetings, smartphones, desktops, feeds, and online articles.
- How effort pacts, price pacts, and identity pacts support precommitment.
- How distraction relates to company culture, parenting, and relationships.
Why This Book Matters
Indistractable addresses a common challenge of modern life: maintaining attention while surrounded by digital and offline interruptions. Its framework considers technology, workplace behavior, family life, and relationships rather than treating devices as the only source of distraction.
The book is relevant to readers seeking practical approaches to focus, personal productivity, digital well-being, and more intentional use of time.
Book Details
| Author | Nir Eyal, with Julie Li |
|---|---|
| Title | Indistractable : how to control your attention and choose your life / Nir Eyal, with Julie Li. |
| Publisher | BenBella Books, Inc. |
| Imprint Location | Dallas, TX |
| Publication Date | September 10, 2019 |
| Edition | First E-Book Edition: September 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 11.8 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 12356533 |
| Pages | 268 |
| Print Length | 290 pages |
| ASIN | 194883653X |
| ISBN-10 | 194883653X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1948836531 |
| Electronic ISBN-13 | 9781948836784 |
| Trade Cloth ISBN-13 | 9781948836531 |
| LCCN Print | 2019019263 |
| LCCN Ebook | 2019022298 |
| Library Classification | LCC BF323.D5 E93 2019 (print) | LCC BF323.D5 (ebook) |
| DDC | 153.7/33—dc23 |
| Subjects | Distraction (Psychology) | Attention |
| Rating | 4.4 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 6,461 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #27,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) | #7 in Industrial & Product Design | #16 in Workplace Culture (Books) | #273 in Leadership & Motivation |
| Also by Nir Eyal | Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products |
Device Compatibility
This is a digital PDF download, so there is no physical shipping. Access is available after purchase.
The file works with appropriate PDF reading apps on Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, and mobile devices. Compatibility may vary by app and device settings.
FAQ
When can I access the book?
Access is available after purchase through an instant digital download.
Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital PDF download and does not include physical shipping.
What devices can open the file?
You can use suitable PDF-reading software on supported Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and reading apps.
Download Indistractable for focused reading on the device that suits your routine.
Verified Bibliographic Details
| Page Count | 268 |
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