Nir EyalSpeaker on Behavioral Science, NYT Bestselling Author, Former Stanford Lecturer

This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don’t

Name: This is the No. 1 skill parents need to teach their kids—but most don’t
Uploaded: 2020-11-02T14:00:22+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Nir Eyal
Description: Nir Eyal argues parents should teach kids to be indistractable, protecting their attention from digital distractions. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates limited…

2 Nov 2020 · 1 min

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Nir Eyal argues parents should teach kids to be indistractable, protecting their attention from digital distractions. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates limited their own children's screen time. Most parents aren't teaching this skill, and Eyal warns it will split people into those who control their attention and those who don't.

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As parents, we all want to raise kids who are smart and focused, especially in a world where digital distraction seems to be inescapable. Even tech titans like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have strategies for limiting their children's screen time. Why? Because in the future, there will be two kinds of people in the world those who let their attention and lives be controlled and coerced by others, and those who proudly call themselves indistractable. Becoming indistractible is the most important skill for the 21st century, and it's one that many parents fail to teach their kids.