How to Not Waste Your Life (Stop Getting Distracted)

Head over to Brilliant for a 30 day free trial and 20% off the premium subscription: https://brilliant.org/AliAbdaal/ 🧠 Superfocus: Our Ultimate Productivity System for People with More Ambition than Time → https://superfocus.me/?utm_source=you... 🚀 Lifestyle Business Academy: Our MBA alternative to build a 6-figure online business → https://lifestylebusiness.com/academy... MY OTHER PRODUCTS 🦄 My Productivity Course: LifeOS → https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd 🤑 Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel → https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt 👻 Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free → https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK 📕 My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) → https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/a... CONNECT WITH ME 💌 Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I'm reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt 📸 Instagram:   / aliabdaal   📱 TikTok:   / aliabdaal   👨‍💻 Linkedin:   / ali-abdaal   🐥 X/Twitter: https://x.com/aliabdaal 🌍 My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 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 📚 Get a copy of Nir's book: https://geni.us/mEVGAnk Watch the full interview with Nir:    • How to Stay Focused and Beat Distraction -...   🎧 Sign up for my completely free 7 day focus crash course: https://go.aliabdaal.com/indistractab... 📱Opal: https://go.aliabdaal.com/opal 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 PS: I donate 10% of my income to charity every year. Would you like to join me? Learn more about the 10% Pledge: https://aliabdaal.com/giving-what-we-...