How to gain self-control in 7 steps—and stack small wins into unstoppable success

You wake up with a plan: Stay sharp. Stay steady. No wasted hours.

But by noon, the tabs are open, the list is half-done, and your focus is shot. You sit there wondering what the hell happened.

According to Nir Eyal, a renowned habit formation expert and author of Indistractable, the brain’s a trickster. It’s wired to make you chase things that feel important in the moment but mean nothing in the long run. 

“We are compelled to reach for things that we supposedly need but really don’t,”...