To improve our ability to pay attention, we need to both remove distraction as well as boost our capability to focus on one task at a time.
Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and blogs at NirAndFar.com.
New studies suggest that we’ve been thinking about willpower all wrong, and that the theory of ego depletion isn’t true.
Friendships are just as important for adult life as they are for earlier years of life.
The cost of clutter can be greater than you think.
Think routines.
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