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Nir Eyal
MAY 9, 2022
For me, writing is a wonderful way to go deep on a problem I’m struggling with. As my friend and fellow author, Gretchen Rubin told me, “Research is me search.” When I’m struggling with one thing or another, my first step is to think through the problem myself.
Nir Eyal
JANUARY 10, 2022
When you’re struggling to achieve your personal or professional goals, do you ever wish you could speak with a famous mentor? If only you could connect with a super successful business leader like Jeff Bezos or Meg Whitman, then you’d have the answers you’re looking for.
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Nir Eyal
MAY 16, 2022
Good or bad, our feelings color how we see people. In psychology, a “trapped prior” is a perception of reality that’s colored, or trapped, by past experiences. If not treated, trapped priors can turn into debilitating phobias.
Nir Eyal
APRIL 18, 2022
Overcoming distraction is the struggle of our time. Here are 4 simple steps to manage your wandering mind. The post The 4 Steps to Becoming Indistractable appeared first on Nir and Far. Distraction
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Nir Eyal
JANUARY 17, 2022
Most people are stingy with their money and generous with their time. We cut coupons, split checks, and debate whether we should buy a 99-cent app. However, when it comes to our time and attention, we give it away to anyone who wants it without thinking twice.
Nir Eyal
MAY 24, 2022
When I was 13, my parents and I went to Europe on vacation. It was miserable. My father wanted to hit all the major sites, while my mother just wanted to relax. Because they couldn’t agree on what to do, none of us got the vacation we’d hoped for.
Nir Eyal
APRIL 4, 2022
Too often, people eschew a method of bettering their life by naming the reasons it won’t work for them. For most people, it’s not that timeboxing doesn’t work for them — it’s that they’re scared of it. The post The Time Management Technique That Can Work For Anyone appeared first on Nir and Far.
Nir Eyal
MARCH 28, 2022
Even when something is weighing on your mind, taking a minute to write it out can help you get the most out of your day. Here’s how. The post How a Morning Brain Dump Helps You Stay on Track All Day appeared first on Nir and Far. Distraction
Nir Eyal
JANUARY 24, 2022
You have a big deadline looming, and it’s time to hunker down. But every time you start working, you find that, for some reason, your mind drifts off before you can get any real work done. What gives? What is this cruel trick our brains play on us, and what do we do about it?
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Nir Eyal
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
These days, when someone says they want to form a “habit,” what they often mean is that they want to make drudgery effortless. That is, they don’t want to actually do the work, rather they want to have done it—past tense. The trouble is, trying to build a habit is often a self-defeating trap.
Nir Eyal
MARCH 7, 2022
It seems counterintuitive, but spontaneity can’t happen without a bit of advanced planning. Only people with spare time can be spontaneous. The post Planning Ahead Is the Key to Living With More Spontaneity appeared first on Nir and Far. Creativity
Nir Eyal
AUGUST 8, 2021
You have time for everything, even if it doesn’t feel that way. People are always saying “there aren’t enough hours in the day” to get stuff done. And yet research suggests that the average working American has four hours of leisure per day.
Nir Eyal
MARCH 21, 2022
One of the most effective ways to change your behavior is to change your identity. I don’t mean joining the CIA or a witness protection program, or adopting an alter ego. I mean, rather, changing the way you see yourself.
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Nir Eyal
APRIL 11, 2022
Why are we perpetually restless and unsatisfied? The truth is, we’re not wired to feel content or satisfied. Here's why that's a good thing. The post Why You’re Never Going to Be Satisfied With Life appeared first on Nir and Far. Introspection
Nir Eyal
AUGUST 22, 2021
You can create some powerful motivation hacks by learning techniques from the persuasion business. The reason why you hate being micromanaged by your boss is the same reason why, as a kid, you refused to put your coat on when your mom told you to bundle up.
Nir Eyal
JANUARY 31, 2022
Are we ever exclusively in our friends’ company? Our phones are almost assuredly present and ready to interrupt us with a poorly timed notification. Who hasn’t seen a friend divert their attention, mid-conversation, to reflexively check their phone?
Nir Eyal
JULY 11, 2021
The post Timeboxing: The Most Powerful Time Management Technique You’re Probably Not Using appeared first on Nir and Far. Time Management
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Nir Eyal
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Distractions seem ubiquitous today, but they’ve always been a part of human life, even going back to Greek mythology. Here’s how to resist them. The post How the Ancient Greeks Beat Distraction appeared first on Nir and Far. Distraction
Nir Eyal
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
We live in a world of too much information, and it’s nothing less than a blessing. Throughout most of human history, access to knowledge was limited. Power equated to how much information you had access to. Kings built great libraries, and texts were rare and valuable things.
Nir Eyal
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
The post The Real Reason Why You Sabotage Your Own Goals appeared first on Nir and Far. Motivation
Nir Eyal
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The idea of flow is considered by many to be the epitome of productivity. Also known as “being in the zone” or “hitting your stride,” flow captivates us with its promise of becoming so absorbed in what we’re doing that we tackle tasks effortlessly. That magical zone is great when you can find it.
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Nir Eyal
AUGUST 29, 2021
The post Stop Thinking About Your Bad Habits! [Do Do This Instead.] appeared first on Nir and Far. Habits
Nir Eyal
MAY 30, 2021
The post The New York Times Uses the Very Dark Patterns it Derides appeared first on Nir and Far. Integrity
Nir Eyal
MARCH 14, 2022
When large swaths of the U.S. population transitioned to work from home in March 2020, they lost that critical physical boundary between their work domain and other life domains. As a result, those facets of life have bled into each other, with work often taking precedence.
Nir Eyal
JULY 19, 2021
The post Why Do People Believe the ‘Social Media is Mind Control’ Myth? appeared first on Nir and Far. Self Discipline
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Nir Eyal
AUGUST 15, 2021
It’s disrespectful, degrading, and disempowering.
Nir Eyal
OCTOBER 12, 2021
FOMO, the "fear of missing out,” refers to the feeling of “anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere.”
Nir Eyal
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
The post Tame Daily Distractions With a ‘Precommitment Pact’ appeared first on Nir and Far. Distraction
Nir Eyal
DECEMBER 13, 2021
In fifth grade, I was the only Jewish kid in my elementary school class.
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