Whether we make them with friends and colleagues, or via tools like Forest, SelfControl, Focusmate, or kSafe, effort pacts are a simple yet highly effective way to keep us from getting distracted. To discourage people from skipping their meeting times, participants are encouraged to leave a review of their focus mate.5 Effort pacts make us less likely to abandon the task at hand. While Martin was hard at work memorizing human anatomy, I stayed focused on my writing. Because I knew he would be waiting for me to co-work at our scheduled time, I didn’t want to let him down. While Taylor was away, I signed up at and was paired with a Czech medical school student named Martin. With a vision to help people around the world stay focused, they facilitate effort pacts via a one-to-one video conferencing service. “But what if you can’t find a colleague with a compatible schedule? When Taylor went away to speak at a conference for a week, I needed to re-create the experience of making an effort pact with another person. Nir Eyal Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Hardcover Septemby Nir Eyal (Author) 5,143 ratings Editors' pick Best Nonfiction See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 16.99 67 Used from 9.07 30 New from 14.
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