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With every success comes unforeseen consequences. In this day and age, how true, how fitting… Writer and philosopher Paul Virilio famously said “The invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck.” Reading this book and understanding the concept of being indistractable is a way to begin getting a handle on this, and it’s going to require getting to know yourself better.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Dealing with distractions is a huge step toward redeeming our time and not continually living with that feeling that you’re squandering the non-renewable resource of time. It goes without saying that you really can’t make up for lost time. Time is precious and we need to learn to use it well. In addition to the book, there is a related website with a bunch of tools and even an online course to guide one into an “indistractable” lifestyle.Ĭheck out Nir’s video for a brief overview of what it means to be indistractable: Not bad suggestions, but definitely not addressing the root causes of distraction in our culture. There are many who suggest set times for being unplugged, like using cell phone buckets at the dinner table, a technology detox. If you dismiss this as touchy-feely, well, that’s too bad.
Practical, doable, bullet point solutions.Įach chapter in the book ends with a “Remember This” box that summarizes the take-aways from the chapter and, more importantly, the action points. We have to dig into ourselves to understand root causes, otherwise we only focus on the proximate causes, such as social media, cell phones, or television, none of which are the root cause of our distraction.įrom that point, Nir Eyal offers solutions. He makes this assertion: “… the drive to relieve discomfort is the root cause of all our behavior, while everything else is a proximate cause.” With an amazing array of research, Nir Eyal makes the case in Indistractable that the problem is within. What if the “problem” isn’t the technology, but something that lies within us? Because that’s the easy and most apparent thing to do. and now, other distractions like the endless “group texts” that take place on Slack.I don’t know anyone who doesn’t complain about: That we are all distracted by so many things-smart phones, e-mail, co-workers-is a known factor. News What We’re Reading: Indistractable by Nir Eyal
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