Hannah Aster, Author at Shortform Books

How to Reduce Phone Distractions: 2 Easy Steps

Are you easily distracted by your cell phone? Do you want to reduce your phone distractions but don’t know where to start? It can be difficult to reduce the time spent on your phone because, while it can be distracting, your phone can also be a great tool in everyday life. In his book Indistractable, Nir Eyal gives two easy steps to reduce your phone distractions: sorting your apps and going notification-free. Continue reading for Nir Eyal’s advice on reducing phone distractions.

How to Be Indistractable: Build a Schedule

Why is scheduling crucial to becoming indistractable? How do you make an Indistractable schedule? What three responsibilities should you build your schedule around? According to Nir Eyal, one of the most essential things you must do if you want to know how to be indistractable is to build a schedule around your values. Those three values are yourself, your relationships, and your work. Continue below for instructions on how to build your Indistractable schedule.

Giving Employee Feedback: Tips for Managers

Looking for advice on giving employee feedback but don’t have a lot of time to spare? Why is giving supportive feedback so important? Many managers struggle to give good, constructive criticism to their employees outside of performance reviews. Paul Marciano, the author of Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work, says that managers should give feedback immediately rather than months later to improve employee performance. Here are some tips on how to give employee feedback that will help your team members grow.

How to Schedule Your Day—The Indistractable Way

Do you want advice on how to schedule your day from Nir Eyal’s book Indistractable? What are the two essential elements of indistractable scheduling? Indistractable author Nir Eyal says that in order to stay on task and reach your goals, you need to schedule your days. To do that effectively, you should use timeboxing and leave no blank spaces. It is also helpful to adopt some new mindsets in order to maintain your schedule. Continue reading for Eyal’s advice on how to schedule your day from Indistractable.

12 Actionables for Cultivating Trust in the Workplace

What does it mean to have consideration and trust in the workplace? What actions can you take to be more considerate to your employees? The simple act of acknowledging an employee as an individual can go a long way in terms of their job performance. These acts of consideration can be as small as asking somebody how their day is going or trusting them with ownership of a project so they don’t just feel like a cog. Here are some steps you can take to make your employees feel like their job isn’t just a paycheck.

How to Reduce External Triggers for Distraction

Do you struggle with workplace distractions? What are the two worst external triggers for distraction and stress? Is it possible to control the environment around you and cut them out? According to Nir Eyal, the two biggest external triggers for distraction at work are other people and email. It may be impossible to cut them out of your workday, but it is possible to reduce distraction from communication by setting boundaries. Here is what Nir Eyal has to say about reducing distractions from communication at work.

Setting Expectations at Work: Clarity Is Key

Why is it important to set clear goals and expectations at work? What should workplace goals look like and how do you set them? Employees don’t want to fail, and employers don’t want their employees to fail. So, the best way to set your employees up for success is to set clear expectations for their work. In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of setting clear expectations and suggest some actionable pointers on how to approach expectation setting.

Distracted at Work? Cut Down on Your Email Time

Does your work often get interrupted by emails or group chats from coworkers? Is there a polite way to put off answering emails? One of the biggest distractors at work is email. Reading and responding to emails takes a lot of time, not to mention that switching tasks makes your work take even longer to complete. Thankfully, Nir Eyal came up with a solution that will reduce your email distractions. Here is Nir Eyal’s advice for when you get distracted at work.

How to Make Your Workplace Meetings More Efficient

Do you often find yourself stuck in workplace meetings that feel like a waste of time? How can you organize your meetings so they cause traction rather than a distraction? A lot of the time, workplace meetings pull you away from your productive work and force you to listen to unproductive conversations. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Here is Nir Eyal’s advice on how to make workplace meetings more productive and efficient.

How to Stop Your “News Feed Scrolling” Addiction

Why is news feed scrolling so addictive and distracting? What are some ways to reduce the amount of time you spend scrolling on social media and articles? Social media news feeds can be addictive and distracting because of the ability to keep scrolling. In his book Indistractable, Nir Eyal provides several methods to reduce time spend scrolling on your news feed. Here is Nir Eyal’s advice for reducing your time spent on social media.