Nir Eyal on belief, motivation, and the end of suffering

Nir Eyal on belief, motivation, and the end of suffering

September 1, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

Nir Eyal discusses belief, motivation, and technology's impact on personal productivity with Auren Hoffman.

Nir Eyal is the author of Hooked, which became Silicon Valley's playbook for building habit-forming products, Indistractable, on taking your attention back, and the new book Beyond Belief. He taught at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and is one of the sharpest thinkers on what to do with technology. In this episode of Summation, Nir and Auren discuss: Why to-do lists set you up to feel like a failure and what to do insteadWhy 90% of the time you check your phone, it's an uncomfortable ...

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