Nir Eyal
14 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 29, 2023 by Nir Eyal · said 5 times in 3 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Eyal: Distraction is an impulse control issue solved by forethought
“The antidote, if you really want to summarize my work in indistractable into one mantra, it's that the antidote for impulsiveness is forethought. The antidote for impulsiveness is forethought. Fundamentally, distraction is an impulse control issue. That's all …”
Dec 29, 2023
Eyal: Research shows 90% of distraction is triggered internally, not externally
“We have external triggers. These are things in our outside environment, the usual suspects, the pings, the dings, the rings, all this stuff in our outside environment, which we tend to blame for distraction. But studies find that's only 10% of the reason we ge…”
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023 negative
Eyal: Technology is not hijacking our brains; we surrender our focus
“The flip that we need to change in people's minds is this ridiculous belief That technology is hijacking our brains. There's nothing we can do about distraction. That our focus is being stolen. It's not being stolen. We're giving it away.”
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023
Eyal: Explicit desk signs communicate focus better than wearing headphones
“Now you can say, well, why don't I just put on headphones and my colleagues will know I'm not to be interrupted. Yeah, but then they think you're, you know, you're putzing around playing video games or something on your machine, as opposed to if you say, no, I…”
Dec 29, 2023 negative
Eyal: Writing habits are impossible because writing requires conscious effort
“Like, I hear people say, like, oh, just form a writing habit. I think that's ridiculous. I don't know what they're talking about, right? A habit is defined as a behavior done with little or no conscious thought. I don't know how to write out of habit. Writing …”
Dec 29, 2023
Eyal: High performers experience identical discomfort but channel it into traction
“What I found in my research writing this book is that high performers in every industry, business, the arts, sports, high performers, they feel the same internal triggers. They also feel lonely. They also feel bored. They also feel stressed. They also feel anx…”
Dec 29, 2023 negative
Eyal: Workplace distraction stems from organizational dysfunction, not technology
“Distraction is a symptom of dysfunction. Distraction is a symptom of dysfunction. And when it comes to the workplace, if you don't give employees that psychological safety to say, hey, you know, how do we deal with this problem? Just like any other problem, th…”
Dec 29, 2023
Eyal: All human motivation stems from escaping discomfort, not pursuing pleasure
“We know that the only reason we do everything and anything from a neurological perspective Is not about the pursuit of pleasure. It is all about the desire to escape discomfort. Everything you do, even the pursuit of pleasurable sensations, the carrot is the s…”
Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2023 negative
Eyal: Ask managers to prioritize your calendar instead of saying no
“The worst piece of personal productivity advice is, if you want to be better at time management, you need to learn how to say no. What kind of stupid advice is that? Only a tenured professor who can't get fired would give you that kind of stupid advice. If you…”