Nir And Far: Business, Behaviour and the Brain

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Ask Me Anything - Nir And Far Feb 20, 2023

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A Question and Answer Session with Nir Eyal and Nick Grey.

Nir And Far, a podcast about business, behaviour and the brain by Nir Eyal. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe on iTunes and leave an iTunes review. It will greatly help new listeners discover the show. Please visit my website Nir and Far for other info about my writing, books and teaching: http://www.nirandfar.com/

Make Time for Procrastination in 2023 - Nir And Far Feb 13, 2023

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Nir’s Note: This guest post is by Bryan Gentry who writes at Idea Link about finding productivity and satisfaction in life and work. Follow him on Twitter at @brygentry for more insights and occasional dad jokes.

If you haven’t finalized your New Year’s resolutions, consider committing to binge-watch a show on a regular basis.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Make Time for Procrastination in 2023 https://www.nirandfar.com/make-time-for-procrastination/

People Make Time for What They Want — Rightfully So - Nir And Far Feb 08, 2023

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People make time for what they want, and we should aspire to that.

“People make time for what they want to make time for.”

Though the author is unknown, this saying has become an axiom to soothe distraught thoughts.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: People Make Time for What They Want — Rightfully So https://www.nirandfar.com/people-make-time-for-what-they-want/

Kickstart the New Year with a Self-Audit - NirAndFar Jan 30, 2023

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Practicing introspection using these methods will improve your self-awareness, confidence, and motivation in the new year.

As New Year’s Eve approaches, so does the customary exercise of introspection and self-reflection.

The practice of examining ourselves can be a powerfully healthy one. Done correctly, it leads to self-awareness, which increases our ability to exercise control over our emotions and provides a greater sense of well-being.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Kickstart the New Year with a Self-Audit https://www.nirandfar.com/new-year-self-audit/

’Tis the Season for Reexamining Your Values - Nir And Far Jan 16, 2023

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How will you spend your precious time in the coming year?

As one year ends and another begins, many of us won’t help but reflect on who we are and who we’d like to become.

Most people aiming to emulate their ideal selves will resort to New Year’s resolutions—but more often than not, those are doomed to fail.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: ’Tis the Season for Reexamining Your Values https://www.nirandfar.com/examining-your-values/

4 Mental Traps That Kill Productivity - Nir And Far Jan 09, 2023

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Productivity has many enemies: too many meetings, external triggers like interruptions from coworkers, and multitasking the wrong way, to name a few.

But more often than not, it’s mental traps that trip us up.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: 4 Mental Traps That Kill Productivity https://www.nirandfar.com/productivity-mindset/

Labeling Yourself is Keeping You Down, Do This Instead - Nir And Far Dec 12, 2022

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Labeling yourself has risks. Give yourself space to change and grow.

Recently, after I gave a virtual presentation on my book Indistractable, a listener wrote something in the Zoom chat that drove me bonkers: “This is great but wouldn’t work for me. I’m a Gemini.”

Insert face plant.

You’d be surprised how often I hear this rationalization or something like it. Sure, only hard-core astrology followers would find any justification in that listener’s statement—but the sad thing is, to some degree, we all use a form of it. Most people hawk “This just wouldn’t work for me” as a valid explanation for not trying something new.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Labeling Yourself is Keeping You Down, Do This Instead https://www.nirandfar.com/labeling-yourself/

Not Enough Hours in the Day To Slay Your To-Do List - Nir And Far Dec 07, 2022

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Even the most productive person can’t have it all. At least, not all at once.

You can search for the best productivity apps to make you more efficient and focused. You can implement productivity hacks and cut distractions. But you still might feel like there simply are not enough hours in the day for everything you need to get done.

Something has to give. You have to prioritize some activities over others—or else you’ll be spread too thin to dedicate yourself to anything fully.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Not Enough Hours in the Day To Slay Your To-Do List https://www.nirandfar.com/not-enough-hours/

Surprise! There’s a Right Way to Multitask - Nir And Far Nov 14, 2022

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Here’s how to get more out of your day without overtaxing your brain.

Everyone knows that multitasking destroys productivity, right? Haven’t we all seen studies and read articles telling us that it’s impossible to do two things at once?

In some ways, that’s true. The evidence is pretty clear that humans are awful at performing two complex tasks simultaneously.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: Surprise! There’s a Right Way to Multitask https://www.nirandfar.com/multitask-the-right-way/

3 Reasons Why Subscription Businesses Fail - Nir And Far Nov 07, 2022

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Nir’s Note: This article originally appeared in The Harvard Business Review

Subscriptions are hot (and not).

Companies and investors love subscription business models since they generate recurring revenue that translates to predictable cash flow. The more money a company is likely to make in perpetuity, the higher its share price.

From 2012 to 2019, the subscription economy grew more than 300%, and 75% of companies selling directly to consumers said they would offer subscription services by the following year.

You can read the Nir And Far blog post on: 3 Reasons Why Subscription Businesses Fail https://www.nirandfar.com/why-subscription-businesses-fail/

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