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Nir Eyal

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of "Hooked" and "Indistractable." Public Speaker and Consultant

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Eons of evolution gave us brains in a near-constant state of discontentment. We’re wired this way because constant contentment wouldn’t be good for the species. Our ancestors worked harder and strove further because they evolved to be perpetually perturbed, and so we remain today. Only by understanding this can we begin to understand the roots of distraction. I was recently on Nick Carrier ’s Best You Podcast where I had a chance to talk about how time management is actually pain management, how to hack back, why consistency is more important than intensity, and more! I’ve included a link to the episode in the comments! …see more

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