Nir Eyal

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

‌Ever get the feeling the world is full of too many distractions? Research shows the ability to stay focused is a competitive advantage, in work and in life. However, in an age of ever-increasing demands on our attention, how do we stay productive and stay sane?

Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, wrote the book on the secret psychology behind the world’s most engaging products and services. In his new book and talk, Indistractable, Nir provides the antidote to the current distraction crisis. But rather than blaming tech for our troubles, Nir dives into the root causes of distraction, exposing the surprising truth behind why we tend to go off track.

Nir Eyal shares findings from his five years of research into how to master what he calls, “the skill of the century.” Nir’s entertaining, research-backed talk provides practical advice and memorable strategies for better managing our attention, our time, and our lives.

Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products with Nir Eyal

In an age of ever-increasing distractions, quickly creating customer habits is an important characteristic of successful products. How do companies create products people use every day? What are the secrets of building services customers love? How can we create products compelling enough to “hook” users?

Nir Eyal, the bestselling author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products”, has constructed a framework for designing better products and will share his years of research in this practical workshop. This hands-on class gives product managers, designers, and marketers a new way for thinking of the necessary components of changing user behavior by studying how the world’s most engaging products keep users coming back again and again.