26 Books like Indistractable

Find Your Focus Zone

by Lucy Jo Palladino • 2007

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

3.91

428

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Find Your Focus Zone 98%

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

by Lucy Jo Palladino 2007

3.91

428 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Attention Span

by Gloria Mark • 2023

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

3.52

2k+

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits

Attention Span 97%

Screen attention spans dropped from 150 seconds to 47. Why, and how to restore them.

by Gloria Mark 2023

3.52

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Attention ⚡ Interruption Management 📱 Screen Habits

The Art of Bitfulness

by Nandan Nilekani • 2022

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

4.21

128

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design

The Art of Bitfulness 97%

Phones exploit your psychology by design. Three modes that make deep focus the easy choice.

by Nandan Nilekani 2022

4.21

128 ratings

🧘 Digital Wellness 📉 Attention Economy 🔄 Habit Design

Singletasking

by Devora Zack • 2015

Multitasking is rapid task-switching that exhausts your brain. The rules for doing one thing well.

3.66

627

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ⏰ Time Management

Singletasking 97%

Multitasking is rapid task-switching that exhausts your brain. The rules for doing one thing well.

by Devora Zack 2015

3.66

627 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ⏰ Time Management

Noise

by Joseph McCormack • 2019

Noise is rewiring your brain and nobody is immune. The practical blueprint for reclaiming focus.

3.62

242

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Wellness 📚 Information Overload

Noise 97%

Noise is rewiring your brain and nobody is immune. The practical blueprint for reclaiming focus.

by Joseph McCormack 2019

3.62

242 ratings

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Wellness 📚 Information Overload

Lifescale

by Brian Solis • 2019

Your focus is under intentional attack. Steps to reclaim attention, creativity and purpose.

3.71

284

📱 Digital Distraction 🎯 Attention Management 🎨 Creative Fulfillment

Lifescale 97%

Your focus is under intentional attack. Steps to reclaim attention, creativity and purpose.

by Brian Solis 2019

3.71

284 ratings

📱 Digital Distraction 🎯 Attention Management 🎨 Creative Fulfillment

The Science of Powerful Focus

by Peter Hollins • 2017

Your focus is not broken; it is a trainable skill. How to rebuild it with practices that compound.

3.84

168

⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

The Science of Powerful Focus 96%

Your focus is not broken; it is a trainable skill. How to rebuild it with practices that compound.

by Peter Hollins 2017

3.84

168 ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Attention Management 1️⃣ Single Tasking

10-Minute Focus

by Daniel Walter • 2018

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

3.85

175

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management

10-Minute Focus 96%

Your phone ate your focus. The rules for getting it back, two minutes at a time.

by Daniel Walter 2018

3.85

175 ratings

🎯 Attention Management 🌱 Micro Habits ⚡ Energy Management

Bored and Brilliant

by Manoush Zomorodi • 2017

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

3.71

5k+

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management

Bored and Brilliant 96%

Boredom fuels creative breakthroughs. Your phone erased it. A week-long experiment to get it back.

by Manoush Zomorodi 2017

3.71

5k+ ratings

🧹 Digital Minimalism 🎨 Creative Process 🎯 Attention Management

The Distracted Mind

by Adam Gazzaley • 2016

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

3.70

1k+

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

The Distracted Mind 96%

Your brain treats information like food. Smartphones exploit that instinct relentlessly.

by Adam Gazzaley 2016

3.70

1k+ ratings

🎯 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Fast Focus

by Damon Zahariades • 2017

Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.

3.66

2k+

🧠 Attention Management ⏳ Time Management 🏡 Environment Design

Fast Focus 96%

Train focus like a reflex: a five-task limit, a phone rule, and a timer that builds concentration.

by Damon Zahariades 2017

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧠 Attention Management ⏳ Time Management 🏡 Environment Design

Concentration

by Kam Knight • 2020

Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.

4.00

116

🧠 Attention Training ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔇 Internal Distractions

Concentration 96%

Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.

by Kam Knight 2020

4.00

116 ratings

🧠 Attention Training ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔇 Internal Distractions

Solving the Procrastination Puzzle

by Timothy A. Pychyl • 2013

Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.

3.77

6k+

⏳ Procrastination 📋 Time Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Solving the Procrastination Puzzle Summary

Solving the Procrastination Puzzle 96%

Tomorrow's motivation is a myth your brain sells you. Here's what actually interrupts the pattern.

by Timothy A. Pychyl 2013

3.77

6k+ ratings

⏳ Procrastination 📋 Time Management 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Procrastination Cure

by Damon Zahariades • 2017

Procrastination is a symptom. Twenty-one tactics that treat the root causes, not just the delay.

4.14

3k+

⏳ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Procrastination Cure 96%

Procrastination is a symptom. Twenty-one tactics that treat the root causes, not just the delay.

by Damon Zahariades 2017

4.14

3k+ ratings

⏳ Procrastination ⏰ Time Management 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Wise Men

by Walter Isaacson • 1997

Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.

4.11

4k+

💼 Knowledge Work ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Deep Focus

The Wise Men 96%

Concentration is now rarer than talent. Rebuild it, protect it, and do the work machines cannot.

by Walter Isaacson 1997

4.11

4k+ ratings

💼 Knowledge Work ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🎯 Deep Focus

The Twelve Monotasks

by Thatcher Wine • 2021

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

3.31

686

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction

The Twelve Monotasks 96%

Twelve everyday activities, done one at a time, that rebuild the focus your phone dismantled.

by Thatcher Wine 2021

3.31

686 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📋 Single-Tasking 📱 Digital Distraction

Immediate Action

by Thibaut Meurisse • 2021

Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.

4.13

2k+

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Immediate Action 96%

Seven days to break the procrastination loop: act before you feel ready, and the drive follows.

by Thibaut Meurisse 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

🕐 Procrastination 🏃 Action Before Motivation 📵 Attention Management

Stop Reading the News

by Rolf Dobelli • 2019

You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.

3.71

4k+

📰 Media Criticism 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Attention Management

Stop Reading the News 96%

You are not informed. You are addicted. The case for quitting news entirely.

by Rolf Dobelli 2019

3.71

4k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📵 Digital Minimalism 🧠 Attention Management

The Distraction Addiction

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang • 2013

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

3.52

641

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management

The Distraction Addiction 96%

Digital detox is a dead end. Real focus starts with breathing, not unplugging.

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang 2013

3.52

641 ratings

🧘 Digital Mindfulness ⚖️ Tech-Life Balance 🎯 Attention Management

Concentration

by Stefan van der Stigchel • 2020

Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.

3.33

144

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 💭 Working Memory

Concentration 96%

Multitasking is a myth, your working memory is tiny, and every notification exploits that limit.

by Stefan van der Stigchel 2020

3.33

144 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🎯 Attention Management 💭 Working Memory

The Power of Agency

by Paul Napper • 2019

34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.

3.91

426

📥 Information Overload 🧹 Environment Design 🧘 Emotional Regulation

The Power of Agency 96%

34 gigabytes of daily data has you paralyzed. Seven principles to clear your head and act.

by Paul Napper 2019

3.91

426 ratings

📥 Information Overload 🧹 Environment Design 🧘 Emotional Regulation

How to Stop Procrastinating

by S.J. Scott • 2017

Five projects, hard things first, a calendar you guard. A procrastination fix that sticks.

3.74

865

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🔄 Habit Formation

How to Stop Procrastinating 96%

Five projects, hard things first, a calendar you guard. A procrastination fix that sticks.

by S.J. Scott 2017

3.74

865 ratings

🕐 Time Management ⚙️ Productivity Systems 🔄 Habit Formation

Winning the Week

by Demir Bentley • 2022

Why most weekly planning fails before Monday morning, and the ritual that makes it stick.

4.39

457

🗓️ Weekly Planning ⏰ Time Blocking ✅ Task Management

Winning the Week 96%

Why most weekly planning fails before Monday morning, and the ritual that makes it stick.

by Demir Bentley 2022

4.39

457 ratings

🗓️ Weekly Planning ⏰ Time Blocking ✅ Task Management

Mindful Tech

by David M. Levy • 2016

Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.

3.41

153

🧘 Tech Mindfulness 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation

Mindful Tech 95%

Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.

by David M. Levy 2016

3.41

153 ratings

🧘 Tech Mindfulness 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation

The Procrastination Equation

by Piers Steel • 2010

A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.

3.72

3k+

⚙️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Procrastination Equation 95%

A single equation explains all procrastination. Its four levers are trainable.

by Piers Steel 2010

3.72

3k+ ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems ⏳ Time Management 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The 5 Choices

by Kory Kogon • 2011

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

3.88

1k+

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management

The 5 Choices 95%

Reactive work has hijacked your calendar. A system that puts the important back in charge.

by Kory Kogon 2011

3.88

1k+ ratings

⏰ Time Management 🧠 Attention Management ⚡ Energy Management

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