There are some useful tips and ideas here, but I think the thing that might resonate the most with a lot of people is just how distracted we all are. It’s so normal now that we don’t even notice it when someone picks up these phone and starts scrolling while we’re talking to them. A lot of the suggestions here are things you’ll have heard before (using apps to limit screen time, time blocking your day), but I like the fact that the author actually explores why we have developed these habits and how changing them will impact on us.

This book is full of interesting studies and facts to help you understand why you are being distracted and gives you simple solutions to help improve how you spend the time you have.

I would recommend this to anyone who is struggling with high screen time or work/life balance. It is really relatable and non-judgemental, the author himself admits to falling victim of so many of the struggles that we face today such as checking social media when spending time with his child. A lot of the findings really resonated with me especially the part about lying awake at night stressing about not being able to get back to sleep! I have put Nir words in to effect and now those hours at 2am are not full of stress and I fall back to sleep much quicker!

Many thanks to Netgalley and ... who provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book and found it an original subject perfect for me because I am easily distracted. I'm the kind of person who has five-plus tabs open on her browser.

The book is full of tips on how to avoid being distracted and furthermore includes extra information on Nir Eyal's website, which I will be referring to. A good marker of a book is when the reader wants to re-read it which I do. I'll probably have a look over my list next year and re-read some of the books I've been reading.

I'm not going to mark it down because of what I'm about to write but I did find some of the elements amusing such as having a notice up on an office desk or cubicle letting others know not to distract me. I would never have gotten away with that at the offices I worked at though each to their own.

As with every self help book that has ever been published, it’s not about reading it. The success of it lies in applying the revelations therein that we always really actually knew but conveniently ignored.

So a book written solely about to avoid ourselves being distracted shouldn’t really be needed. We all know what we need to do – it’s pretty obvious we need to get off Facebook, stop reacting to incoming emails like we’ve just been tasered, and heavily cull the current time-vampire that is Netflix (or as it used to be known, TV).

This book goes a lot deeper than such a simple lame message and discusses the psychology of why we facilitate our own distractedness. It also looks at the human relationship cost of being distracted.

But it’s one thing knowing why, but it’s another thing learning what you can do about avoiding being distracted. This book contains lots and lots of tips and tricks…or for those of you who prefer 21st century words, hacks, to prevent ourselves from distracting ourselves. Many in truth are more relevant to high performing professionals and organisations but there’s still enough here to help everybody who suffers from procrastination and being distractible.

There are a number of genuinely useful, novel techniques here.

Nir spends a lot of time, particularly towards the end of the book, on nurturing our children to be more present and not distracted. A very welcome insight, although clearly of limited applicability to those with young children. Now, this is new stuff and if you’re in that situation this book really is a must-read…and then apply.

The book points to some useful downloads from Nir’s website as well.

All in all, it’s a useful book with some insights which are different from any other similar books

This is a book that is needed for 2019, the here and now, a lot of us get easily distracted by our phones and this helps us to understand our habits. Some of it is a bit technical and needs a bit of concentration but it makes sense if you read carefully. Good read for anyone.

This is very much a book for now as people are so easily distracted. While I expected this book to focus heavily on our addiction to smart phones, it explores the reason behind it and other distractions. While its quite technical it is written in an accessible manner. It's definitely made me think about my habits and how to be more present!