Indistractable by Nir Eyal and Julie Li

Valuable practical lessons in how to combat distractions. I have implemented a few, like reorganizing my phone's home screen and turning down the number of notifications I get even more.

A good synthesis of the state of knowledge and the author's experience on the topic of distraction. The chapters are refreshingly short, there isn't a lot of wasted exposition like in many books in the genre. I absolutely intend to implement.

I wanted to read this because, like many people, I am susceptible to distractions and wanted to get some tips on how to control them. I'd say that much of this book provided that–mostly in the form of tips for taming my devices to leave me alone when I should be working or tricks to keep me from engaging them until I really need or want to. I also like the way the book is written–shortish chapters with “Remember this” sections at the end to reinforce the main message of that chapter. The last two parts of the book were of no value to me because they dealt with distractions in the work place (I work at home, by myself) and teaching children to manage their distractions (no kids). (I listened to the author narrate the audio book; if I'd had a physical copy of the book or even an eBook, I might have known those sections were coming and skipped them.)

This one was right in the edge of 3-4 stars... some really good snippets, but also lots of pretty common stuff. Would be a compelling long-read or blog series, but just had a bit too much fluff for a book, at least compared to other books with a similar focus. Also, some of the content didn't age well in terms of specifics (apps, etc.), which probably added to the lower ranking.