A review by perfect_leaves
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Julie Li, Nir Eyal

3.0

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of this book to review.

I was quite disappointed by Indistractable. Having heard so many glowing things about the author, I expected Indistractable to provide some new and unforgettable insight. Instead, I got a few hundred pages of largely intuitive information packaged in pithy phrases.

Does the book do what it promises? Yes. It suggests methods for reducing distraction in your life so you can be more productive and more engaged. But for someone who watches Thomas Frank, Matt D'Avella and John Fish on YouTube, and as someone who has read Atomic Habits, Indistractable did not add anything to my life. In fact, there is a significant overlap between the two books.

I'm rating the book three stars because it /did/ tell you how to reduce distraction and because the information might be helpful to someone who it totally new to the world of productivity. At the same time, the book does not live up to its hype. At least Indistractable is short. You can finish it in one brief reading session if you're ~indistractable~ while doing it.