This is a PowerPoint presentation I have created to summarize the recent Lynda certification I received on Becoming Indistractable. I hope you find this insightful, enjoy!

1. BECOMING INDISTRACTABLE
BY,
ROSARIO GUARNIERI

2. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AKRASIA
• “Tendency to do things against our better judgement”
• Internal and external triggers prompt us towards traction and distraction
• Homeostatic response is our brains ability to escape discomfort

3. COPING WITH INTERNAL TRIGGERS AT WORK
• Cycle of responsiveness
• Others adopting the norms of the workplace, such as the responsiveness of technology
• There are 2 conditions that increase the likelihood of depression and anxiety in the workplace;
• High expectations
• Low control

4. COPING WITH PERSONAL INTERNAL TRIGGERS
• Note the sensation
• Be curious
• Surf the urge

5. MAKING TIME FOR TRACTION
• Plan the time, not the output*
• Get rid of low value work
• Make time for communication

6. REDUCING TRACTION WITH PACTS
• Use technological tools to create pacts with yourself, such as;
• Forest
• TimeGuard

7. PRIORITIZING FOR THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST
• 3 man spheres
• Time for you
• Important others in your life
• Your work and professional commitments
• Residual benefactor concept
• If people in your life are important to you, they deserve a place on your schedule

8. CALL TO ACTION
• Implement the 4 strategies
• Manage internal triggers
• Schedule time for traction
• Hack back external triggers
• Use pacts to reduce distraction
• Cultivate self compassion, rather than beating yourself up