

Living the good life requires not only doing the right things but also not doing the things we know we’ll regret. To prevent distractions with pacts, plan for when you’re likely to get distracted, make unwanted behaviors more difficult, and call yourself “indistractable.”.To hack back external triggers, defend your focus, send fewer emails, get in and out of group chats at scheduled times, and turn off desktop and mobile notifications.To make time for traction, turn your values into time, schedule time for yourself and important relationships, and sync your calendar with stakeholders.To master internal triggers, learn how to deal with discomfort, observe urges and allow them to dissolve, and reimagine the trigger or task.Being indistractable is about learning to channel master feelings of dissatisfaction to make things better.Being indistractable is about understanding the real reasons why we do things against our best interests.
