Talk:Nir Eyal

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New books and published works

The introduction to the article should be changed to include Eyal's two latest books.

Example edit: "He is also the author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life (2019) ^[1] and Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results (2026)^[2] . Beyond Belief debuted on the New York Times bestseller list upon publication." ^[3]

A new paragraph should also be added , directly following his first two books paragraphs, for Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results

Example edit:

"His third book, Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results, was edited by Julie Li and published by Portfolio on March 10, 2026. It appeared on the New York Times bestseller list following publication^[4] . The book argues, drawing on neuroscience and psychology research, that belief functions as a determining variable in human motivation, and proposes a framework for identifying and changing assumptions that shape individual behaviour and performance."

The published work section should also be updated to include: Eyal,Nir (2026) Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Result ISBN 9780593852033

Academic and literary career

The sentence "In 2012, he taught a course in the program on product design at the Stanford University School of Engineering" should be changed to "He previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and as an instructor at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford." as he taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business rather then the Stanford University School of Engineering.

"Eyal's expertise is in behavioral engineering"^[5] should be changed to "Eyal's expertise is in Behavioral design" ^[6] as that better represents his expertise.

The list of publications that Eyal's writing has appeared in should also be updated to include Time Magazine , TechCrunch and The New York Times. ^[7]

An additionally paragraph after the publications list should be added to explain the origin of the Hooked model.

Example edit: "Eyal maintains a blog, NirAndFar.com, on which he developed and published the Hook Model prior to the publication of Hooked ^[8]"

Another addtionally paragraph should be added to reflect Eyals investing endeavors:

Example edit: "As an investor in habit-forming and behavior-design companies, Eyal’s portfolio has included Eventbrite , Anchor.fm , Kahoot!,and Canva."

The paragraph about Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life should also include some of its awards

Example edit: "The book received the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award ^[9] and was listed as a finalist for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award in the Science and Technology category ^[10]."

• Why it should be changed:

All information suggested should be added to better reflect Eyal's current body of work and career

Contributor152 (talk) 06:18, 20 April 2026 (UTC)