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There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing [Best Reads]
In my work as a behavioral designer, I come across important stories on how psychology influences our behavior. Every week, I share my round-up of the most important stories at the intersection of psychology, technology and business. I hope you enjoy them!
Don't Fall for This Excuse Trap: Why "That Won't Work for Me" is Self-Sabotaging (NirAndFar) Don't fall for an excuse trap when it comes regaining control of your time. Here's what to do instead.
Smartphone Too Distracting? Here's How to Reclaim Your Focus [AUDIO] (Podcast) There are many things we can do to put technology in its place and remove the unwanted triggers on our mobile devices.
There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling: It's Called Languishing (The New York Times) The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus - and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
What your calendar says about your values (Quatro) If you want to know what's important in your life, look at how you spend your time by taking a look at your calendar.
The misinformation virus (Aeon) Lies and distortions don't just afflict the ignorant. The more you know, the more vulnerable you can be to infection.
- Nir
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Nir Eyal is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. His first book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, is an international bestseller and taught companies how to design more engaging products. His second book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, reveals the Achilles' heel of distraction and provides a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Nir blogs at NirAndFar.com
Great picks! I particularly enjoyed Grant's article and his strategies including uninterrupted workflow. Its a miracle what you can achieve in 3-4 hours if planned out effectivly.
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3 年I've not found anything more important than these topics to impact productivity! Terrific reads ,thank you!
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3 年Thank you for sharing, Nir Eyal. Love this article!
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3 年This is an important issue to not waste our time and take advantage our time to achieve goals
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3 年Thanks for sharing this Nir Eyal