Nir Eyal (@nireyal), bestselling author of "Hooked" and "Indistractable", joins Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- The psychology behind distraction and discomfort

- The role of willpower and forethought in productivity

- Is willpower a limited resource?

- Why to-do lists backfire

- Becoming indistractable

- Raising indistractable children and forging indistractable relationships

- How you can use technology to prevent technology distraction

- Why do children overuse technology?

- Have smart phones caused increases In teen suicides?

- Nir’s investments in the space

- What is the root of the tech backlash?

Check out Nir's new book "Indistractable"at http://nirandfar.com/Indistractable

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