Bloomsbury Indistractable: How To Control Your Attention And Choose Your Life

I love this book.

Indistractable is the book I needed but didn’t know I did. If you’re looking to break bad habits & master awareness then this book is highly recommended.

Cuando lo compré esperaba que fuera un buen libro y resultó siendo un libro buenísimo!! Estas son algunas cosas que me gustaron: 1. Los capítulos son bastante cortos (3-7 páginas) por lo que facilita bastante la lectura 2. Está basado en una extensa investigación que realizaron el autor y muchas personas más, con respaldo científico 3. Trae historias y ejemplos, lo cual lo hace más entretenido 4. El autor explica bastante bien los conceptos y no se enrrolla con cosas inecesarias Si te interesa aprender a mejorar tu enfoque y evitar las distracciones tienes que leerlo

I read this book, my wife read it, and we both absolutely adored it. Indistractable is one of those rare books that genuinely makes you stop, reflect, and change how you live and work. It doesn’t blame technology or preach unrealistic discipline—instead, it offers practical, thoughtful, and very human insights into why we get distracted and how to regain control of our attention. What we especially appreciated is how actionable the ideas are. The concepts are easy to understand, grounded in real life, and applicable both professionally and personally. We found ourselves discussing chapters together and consciously changing small daily habits that made a real difference almost immediately. This is not just a productivity book—it’s a guide to living more intentionally. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to focus better, work smarter, and be more present in life. Great add value! --R

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Indistractible by Nir Eyal is timely, important and I can't think of anyone with a "smart" phone and internet connection who wouldn't benefit from reading it. Contrary to what you might predict, Eyal doesn't completely blame technology for our distraction problems and the negative consequences they cause. He explains the underlying issue and notes that if you don't take care of that root cause, you'll simply find something else to distract you (even without the tech). Spoiler: The root cause of distraction is our desire to escape discomfort, not our devices per se. (It's as internal as it is external). With that warning prefaced, he explains how external triggers are also a big problem. After describing the problem, he gets into solutions. The book is full of them, but here are a handful of the ones I decided I needed to work on more, or I have implemented for the first time: - Identify and write down your distraction triggers. - Use time-blocking (and schedule time for yourself first) - Hack back your email by: sending fewer emails, set office hours for email, unsubscribe, answer in batches (stop constant rechecking), answer faster/shorter -Remove ALL unused apps from your phone -Rearrange apps on phone -Schedule (timebox) time for social media; check only during scheduled time -Kill push notifications, especially sounds -Use do not disturb -Clean all the folders off the friggen desktop (mine was a mess, ughhhh) -Close all the browser tabs (guilty of this too, i would have so many open it would crash, further slowing me down) -Avoid the online article rabbit hole. Save for later (there's an app for that). -Skip the social media feeds completely (there's an app for that too) -Make precommittments and effort pacts (there are apps for that three!) I downloaded forest app and it's a favorite of mine now, just as it is for Eyal... I thought it was goofy at first, but I was hooked quickly because I like trees and forests, and dead trees make me sad. I also downloaded self-control app for my laptop. There was a bunch of stuff in the book that didn't apply to me because I'm self-employed and also don't have kids, but significant space is also devoted to hacking back distraction in the workplace and at home with family. People who have read multiple books in this genre might say they've heard this stuff before, but anyone who reads this slowly cover to cover is going to come away with more than one new and useful tip. This is a great book and so relevant to the times we live in today. I recommend it. Last note: Although this is not a book about fitness, as a 30-year veteran of the industry, I appreciated Eyal's occasional fitness reference (and he won me over after he mentioned how he gained 12 pounds of muscle)

The clear and entertaining lessons shared in this book have helped me become more productive in a way that no app, mind hack, or force of pure will ever could. It gives you the tools you need to proactively become more focused WITHOUT the usual guilt trip that modern experts love to lay on heavier than the almond butter I spread on my morning toast. What I love most about Indistractible is that it pokes holes in the usual scapegoat excuse we all blame our lack of focus on...technology. Tech isn't the problem. There's something deeper going on. Until you acknowledge that, you'll keep incessantly checking Facebook in search of a temporary escape from life's discomfort. This is by far the best book I've read on the topic of becoming more productive. Since implementing what I've learned I'm better able to "surf the urge" to check email constantly or mindlessly scroll IG the minute I'm mentally challenged in my work. The strategies inside work both long and short-term and while I've yet to implement all of them, even the shift in mindset that I've had around WHY we're driven to distraction has made a huge difference in my ability to do the work, fight against "the resistance" as Pressfield calls it, and feel good about what I've accomplished at the end of the day.