The Secrets to Rock Solid Concentration and Productivity
It's hard to work from home, especially if your house is full of people and distractions. Bestselling author, Nir Eyal, has practical tips for concentrating while working at home. He'll share how you can manage distractions, enjoy focus, and get traction on your work. He's got great tips for understanding what causes you to get distracted, preventing interruptions from kids, and setting up your routines so that your focus is bulletproof.
Video Chapters/Topics
3:18 Why focus is "the skill of the century"
4:07 The principles of being "indistractable"
7:14 Triggers that lead to distraction
8:41 The challenges of working from home
8:51 Working from home while homeschooling
19:20 How to overcome distractions while working from home
19:34 Master internal triggers that distract you
9:53 Make time for traction
10:19 Lack of structure when working from home
10:59 Use schedules, not to do lists
11:30 Solutions for avoiding distractions at home
11:40 What to do when your child interrupts you when you're working
11:50 Use a "concentration crown" to signal you are working
12:45 Prevent distraction with PACTS
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About Today's Guest
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, "The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology."
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, "the best business book of 2019."
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir's 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 FindShadow.
Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.
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