logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2019
11m 36s

1210: How to Achieve Your Goals By Creat...

Justin Malik
About this episode

Nir Eyal shares how to achieve your goals by creating an enemy.

Episode 1210: How to Achieve Your Goals By Creating an Enemy by Nir Eyal of Nir And Far on Motivation & Inspiration for Success

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

The original post is located here: https://www.nirandfar.com/2017/02/goals-enemy.html

Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Today
3715: Email for Minimalists AND Not a Natural by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3715: Joshua Fields Millburn shares how simplifying his email habits, removing smartphone access, unsubscribing from low-va ... Show More
9m 38s
Yesterday
3714: Just Do You by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy on How to Find True Financial Confidence
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3714: J. Money shares a candid reminder to stop chasing other people’s financial milestones and instead build a life that f ... Show More
7m 57s
Yesterday
3713: Working Less is Worth Every Penny by Leif of Physician on Fire on Delaying Financial Independence
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3713: Scaling back on work hours can be a life-changing decision, not just for early retirees but for anyone valuing qualit ... Show More
12m 3s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2019
Becoming Indistractable | Nir Eyal
Five years ago, Nir Eyal showed the world how tech-companies build apps, games, and platforms that highjack your attention and become near impossible to stop using in his book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products. That book became a global phenomenon and opened people's e ... Show More
1h 31m
Apr 2021
Nir Eyal (Part 2) - How to Get Your Boss to Worship the Ground You Walk On
This is Part 2 of my talk with Nir Eyal. Again, you can't afford to miss this one if you want to absolutely optimize your time, relationships, work, and personal well being. Nir is my new sensei of time management.Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psycho ... Show More
37m 16s
Jun 2024
New Rules for Success: How to Turn Knowledge Into Profit with Dean Graziosi
How can you turn your existing knowledge and skills into profit and power?One of the things you hear a lot about is trying to find an ideal work-life balance. But what if the goal should really be work-life integration? Success now plays by a new set of rules where you can build ... Show More
19m 50s
Sep 2019
#104 - Nir Eyal - How To Control Your Attention And Become Indistractable
Nir Eyal is an author, business owner and Teacher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design.What would life be like if we didn't get distracted? What if we always followed through with the things we said we were going to do? That's the purpose of today's discussion.E ... Show More
49m 18s
Dec 2023
Indistractable by Nir Eyal | Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
📝 Show notes | PDF & Infographic | 🎧 Free audiobook | 🇩🇪 German | Gain control of your time with our detailed summary and infographic of Nir Eyal’s Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.Read on your terms. Get the PDF, infographic, full ad-free au ... Show More
21m 41s
Mar 2022
This Is How You Get FOCUSED, Increase Productivity & Concentrate On WHAT MATTERS | Amishi Jha
My amazing and talented wife Lisa is releasing her new book Radical Confidence, which you can preorder - and get the bonuses she’s created for you - at radicalconfidence.com. When you read this book, Lisa will teach you 10 No-BS Life Lessons to become the hero of your own life an ... Show More
1h 41m
Jan 2023
SLO MO REWIND: Nir Eyal on Becoming Indistractable
In this third rewind, I revisit my talk with Nir Eyal, my sensei of time management. Start the New Year with confidence by becoming indistractable.Nir teaches the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford ... Show More
1h 12m
Nov 2021
Tom Bilyeu’s EYE OPENING Keynote on Success & Life Will Leave You SPEECHLESS
“I want you from now and forever to imagine yourself standing in a room with 1000 doors, and your job is to know better than anyone else in the company - better than anyone else on the planet - which 999 of those doors to close. That's business.”In my latest #keynote, I reveal th ... Show More
1h 20m
Feb 2022
This Is How You DESIGN Your Life, Achieve Your Goals, & Make Progress In Your Life | Tom Bilyeu
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm” - Winston ChurchillNo matter what your goals are, if you’re going to make progress you have to accurately assess where you are, and what stands in the way of your success.That includes being abl ... Show More
25m 52s
Aug 2022
How To Find Your Purpose With A Simple Mindset Shift | Belle Liang & Timothy Klein
In today’s episode, we cover navigating college and your career with Belle Liang and Timothy Klein. Belle is a professor of Counseling Psychology and Principal Investigator in the Purpose Lab and Tim is an award-winning urban educator, clinical therapist and school counselor, and ... Show More
1h 6m