How To Control Your Attention (And Stop Wasting Time)

A few months ago I spoke to author and investor Nir Eyal about how to not get distracted, and I learned so much from him. So in this video I want to go through the best parts of that conversation and lessons from his book Indistractable. Enjoy! xx

WHO AM I?
If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast and my writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.

⌚️Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:18 - Principle 1: The 10 Minute Rule
6:30 - Principle 2: The Willpower Myth
9:40 - Principle 3: Traction Timeboxing
12:53 - Principle 4: The Rule of Pacts

[MrMcfire]

"an emotional state that you are trying to avoid" What an excellent point. Hope more people learn about this

[gabrielpapke]

I’ve just distracted opening this video

[realonebusinessschool]

Distraction has killed more dreams than one could have thought. I'm glad I found this video, thanks Ali for sharing.

[aaronglynnwalker]

Judging my success of my work day by 'did I do - what I said I was going to do - for as long as I said I was going to do it - without being distracted' has CHANGED the way I feel at the end of the day. Thank you, thank you.

[sameer.creates]

Bro that soothing background music really helps a lot like I haven't felt this relaxed + focused at the same time before listening to someone so mindfully.. Thanks for this Premium quality content for free.

[amipunyayoutube]

4:12 Wasnt expecting to get called out like that🤣

[ZAMAN-dy]

Just when I needed this video! It's like it popped up at the perfect moment. Can't wait to put these Indistractable tips into action and finally stay focused on my goals. Who else is ready to say goodbye to distractions? 💯🔥

[Reenaspeaks]

This was one of the handiest videos you've made, Ali! Thank you, I already feel more power bubbling inside my body. Now gonna put this energy to work!💪😎

[rafiqjarjous]

exactly what i needed, ty !
i aspire to be like you, for real
i am syrian and am trying real hard to provide anyway i can, you motivate me
so thank you!

[faizanspace]

Ali ur identity in my mind is that what ever you say is valuable, that's why i listen and follow ur advice and they ultimately benefit me.

[PukhalaPuka]

This gives so much clarity to my procrastination problem. Thanks man.

[moichol]

You are such a wonderful human being Ali. I wish you happiness and fulfilment.

[benjibeaudoin]

After watching this video, I am glad to see that I am not the only one who wears a watch on each wrist!

[mimisart]

This was very enlightening. Thanks for this video. As a single mom of 4 I struggle daily and even though I do work with time slots and lists of what I need to do by when etc...just adding kids to the mix makes it challenging. My fridge broke the other day and my brain just couldn't figure it out...what to do and how to save my food from spoiling. Grateful for friends around me to help, but man...whatever happened to the 20 year old version of myself that was quick to respond and pretty good at problem solving (I'm 42 now). Anyway...this video gave me stuff to ponder and implement. Thanks!

[selfpublishingempire]

This video is fantastic. I've started accepting the triggers that distract me and occasionally feed them for a short amount of time as a reward for xxx minutes of work - almost like setting small goals for myself. It sounds like I've been doing the 10 minutes rule without knowing :)

[coneil]

Usually, the things I'm avoiding thru social media/time-wasters are general life maintenance tasks: cleaning, cooking, showering, etc. I might be living on a higher level, with more energy, if I got those things done more consistently. But they're incredibly unmotivating.

[yuvrajvaghela]

Thank you Ali for making this video! Watching you after a long time, still very refreshing & your enthusiasm is the same, lots of love to you, thank you so much !!

[engineeringmadeasy]

I just finished listening to your podcast about this topic. At the end I decided to buy his book. Thanks Bro 👊

[venkatsubramaniam]

Just finished the deep dive yesterday. Man’s the master of keeping content alive.

[NicolasMoy]

I'm happy to say that I managed to watch this entire video without getting distracted 😅