Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
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Summary
The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology。
Georgetown computer scientist Cal Newport's Deep Work sparked a movement around the idea that unbroken concentration produces far more value than the electronic busyness that defines the modern work day。 But his readers had an urgent follow-up question: What about technology in our personal lives？
In recent years， our culture's relationship with personal technology has transformed from something exciting into something darker。 Innovations like smartphones and social media are useful， but many of us are increasingly troubled by how much control these tools seem to exert over our daily experiences--including how we spend our free time and how we feel about ourselves。
In Digital Minimalism， Newport proposes a bold solution: a minimalist approach to technology use in which you radically reduce the time you spend online， focusing on a small set of carefully-selected activities while happily ignoring the rest。
He mounts a vigorous defense for this less-is-more approach， combining historical examples with case studies of modern digital minimalists to argue that this philosophy isn't a rejection of technology， but instead a necessary realignment to ensure that these tools serve us， not the other way around。
To make these principles practical， he takes us inside the growing subculture of digital minimalists who have built rich lives on a foundation of intentional technology use， and details a decluttering process that thousands have already used to simplify their online lives。 He also stresses the importance of never clicking "like，" explores the underappreciated value of analog hobbies， and draws lessons from the "attention underground"--a resistance movement fighting the tech companies' attempts to turn us into gadget addicts。
Digital Minimalism is an indispensable guide for anyone looking to reclaim their life from the alluring diversions of the digital world。
Georgetown computer scientist Cal Newport's Deep Work sparked a movement around the idea that unbroken concentration produces far more value than the electronic busyness that defines the modern work day。 But his readers had an urgent follow-up question: What about technology in our personal lives？
In recent years， our culture's relationship with personal technology has transformed from something exciting into something darker。 Innovations like smartphones and social media are useful， but many of us are increasingly troubled by how much control these tools seem to exert over our daily experiences--including how we spend our free time and how we feel about ourselves。
In Digital Minimalism， Newport proposes a bold solution: a minimalist approach to technology use in which you radically reduce the time you spend online， focusing on a small set of carefully-selected activities while happily ignoring the rest。
He mounts a vigorous defense for this less-is-more approach， combining historical examples with case studies of modern digital minimalists to argue that this philosophy isn't a rejection of technology， but instead a necessary realignment to ensure that these tools serve us， not the other way around。
To make these principles practical， he takes us inside the growing subculture of digital minimalists who have built rich lives on a foundation of intentional technology use， and details a decluttering process that thousands have already used to simplify their online lives。 He also stresses the importance of never clicking "like，" explores the underappreciated value of analog hobbies， and draws lessons from the "attention underground"--a resistance movement fighting the tech companies' attempts to turn us into gadget addicts。
Digital Minimalism is an indispensable guide for anyone looking to reclaim their life from the alluring diversions of the digital world。
Reviews
Vincent Viitala
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Has good advices for digital life。
Alistair
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Just started reading this book。 One of the first things I took away from it was the lack of things like photos that the original iPhone had; and obviously apps。 It has an American bias， which is a bit annoying， but that's a small gripe。 Washington doesn't factor greatly in my life， or any other American city or situation。 It does mention Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Twilight of the Idols' which makes me immediately want to go out and buy it， or at least read it。 It also mentions this book by Frédéric Just started reading this book。 One of the first things I took away from it was the lack of things like photos that the original iPhone had; and obviously apps。 It has an American bias， which is a bit annoying， but that's a small gripe。 Washington doesn't factor greatly in my life， or any other American city or situation。 It does mention Friedrich Nietzsche's 'Twilight of the Idols' which makes me immediately want to go out and buy it， or at least read it。 It also mentions this book by Frédéric Groshttps://www。goodreads。com/book/show/1。。。Outside all of that， I think it's a pretty good book。 Three stars for being a 'good' book。 Anything religious stops me from giving it four or especially five stars。 Don't let that put you off though， in context to the book it says more interesting things beside religion based thoughts。ContentsIntroduction - ix - xviiiPart 1Foundations1。 A lopsided Arms Race - We didn't sign up for this - 3Tobacco farmers in T-shirts - 9A lopsided arms race -242。 Digital Minimalism - 27A minimal solutionThe principles of digital minimalism - 35An argument for principle #1: Thoreau's new economics - 36An argument for principle #2: The return curve - 43An argument for principle #3: The lessons of the Amish hacker - 49A new look at old advice - 573。 The Digital Declutter - 59On （rapidly） becoming minimalistStep #1: Define your technology rules - 63Step #2: Take a thirty-day break - 69Step #3: Reintroduce technology - 75Part 2Practices4。 Spend Time Alone - 85When solitude saved a nationThe value of solitude - 92Solitude deprivation - 99The connected cabin - 109Practice: Leave your phone at home - 112Practice: Take long walks - 116Practice: Write letters to yourself - 1225。 Don't click 'like' - 127The greatest duel in sportsThe social animal - 131The social media paradox - 136Reclaiming conversation- 144Practice: Don't click 'like' - 151Practice: Consolidate texting - 156Practice: Hold conversation office hours - 1606。 Reclaim Leisure - 165Leisure and the good lifeThe Bennett Principle - 169On craft and satisfaction - 177Supercharged Sociality - 182The Leisure Renaissance - 190Practice: Fix or build something every week - 194Practice: Schedule your low-quality leisure - 198Practice: Join something - 203Practice: Follow leisure plans - 2067。 Join the Attention Resistance - 213 David and Goliath 2。0Practice: Delete social media from your phone - 222Practice: Turn your devices into single-purpose computers -225Practice: Use social media like a professional - 230Practice: Embrace slow media - 236Practice: Dumb down your smartphone - 242Conclusion - 249Acknowledgments - 255Notes - 257Index - 273 。。。more
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March 2021， Hannah， Non Fiction
Luke Baker
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Wow， this book is a MUST READ for our day and age。 I had already adopted some of the author's suggestions prior to picking up this book， but now see even more clearly how imperative it is that we put down our phones， ratchet down our social media， and start living the real life。 The book is full of great ideas on how to change our thinking about making social media and technology work for us instead of allowing it to steal our lives， emotions， brains， and time。 Seriously， this book could be a li Wow， this book is a MUST READ for our day and age。 I had already adopted some of the author's suggestions prior to picking up this book， but now see even more clearly how imperative it is that we put down our phones， ratchet down our social media， and start living the real life。 The book is full of great ideas on how to change our thinking about making social media and technology work for us instead of allowing it to steal our lives， emotions， brains， and time。 Seriously， this book could be a life changer for many of us: I know it made an impact on me， and I'm really glad I read it。The 4 stars instead of 5 is because I wish the book were written a little less academically and not quite so thoroughly。 Granted， I listened to the audio book， and it was the unabridged version， so maybe both of those factors contributed to some dry， boring spells for me。 On the other hand， an academic， thorough approach is probably what most people need to shock them out of their bad digital use habits。 But I still think having a little less formal voice， and not going into quite so much detail may have been a little more conducive to wanting me to share with certain friends and family。 Overall， a really great book and even more important message: highly recommend！ 。。。more
Fanny Aime
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Une superbe réflexion sur tous ces outils digitaux qui régissent désormais nos vies。 Mais pourquoi ？ Quelle est leur réelle utilité à part nous déconcentrer， nous rendre addict et enclencher la machine à sous de la dopamine。 Un moment que je réfléchis à mettre toutes ces applications à leur juste place et ce livre m'apporte une panoplie de solutions et de réflexions。 Une superbe réflexion sur tous ces outils digitaux qui régissent désormais nos vies。 Mais pourquoi ？ Quelle est leur réelle utilité à part nous déconcentrer， nous rendre addict et enclencher la machine à sous de la dopamine。 Un moment que je réfléchis à mettre toutes ces applications à leur juste place et ce livre m'apporte une panoplie de solutions et de réflexions。 。。。more
Ed
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A lot of what I've read about the attention economy revolves around tweaks to existing technology， employing more technology to counteract perceived problems of technology and social media， or wish lists saying how nice it would be if things were designed differently。I found this book refreshingly different。 Although it's written by a technologist， it concentrates much more on healthy and productive use of existing technology rather than messing about with tweaks （turn off your notifications ect A lot of what I've read about the attention economy revolves around tweaks to existing technology， employing more technology to counteract perceived problems of technology and social media， or wish lists saying how nice it would be if things were designed differently。I found this book refreshingly different。 Although it's written by a technologist， it concentrates much more on healthy and productive use of existing technology rather than messing about with tweaks （turn off your notifications ect）。 I especially like how its arguments are given historical context with reference to people such as Abraham Lincoln and David Thoreau and what they teach us about concentration and distraction。 。。。more
TreforL
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Well-written， insightful， informative and compelling， this polemic offers great strategies for reducing screen time and improving the quality of our offline lives。 It advocates getting the most from digital resources by knowing what we want and being very targeted in our use of social media。
Dushan Hanuska
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This book may make you realize how you were sucked into the world of smart devices and social media that all scream for your attention and time。 The sooner you understand when your precious time get lost every day， you’ll be able to reclaim it。 It offers very practical things to try if you are willing to break this new age addition。There are lots of other “hacks” that can minimize the impact of being always online， always connected。 This book certainly does not exhaust all the options but offers This book may make you realize how you were sucked into the world of smart devices and social media that all scream for your attention and time。 The sooner you understand when your precious time get lost every day， you’ll be able to reclaim it。 It offers very practical things to try if you are willing to break this new age addition。There are lots of other “hacks” that can minimize the impact of being always online， always connected。 This book certainly does not exhaust all the options but offers a starting point。I hope you’ll break free too， and one they you can sit with me by the fire and we can have a deep discussion with me rather than a short string of words that I’m supposed to “like。”If you are up for it， call me; any day at 9:30 a。m。 。。。more
Bob O'bannon
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In our age of ubiquitous smart phone use and social media addiction， this book is absolutely essential。 Newport is not recommending that we all get rid of our cell phones and go back to Morse code， but he is urging us persuasively and with many practical suggestions to get control of our cell phones so they don’t control us。 The problem we find ourselves in is that so many of us became addicted to our smart phones without ever contemplating the long-term consequences of digital maximalism to beg In our age of ubiquitous smart phone use and social media addiction， this book is absolutely essential。 Newport is not recommending that we all get rid of our cell phones and go back to Morse code， but he is urging us persuasively and with many practical suggestions to get control of our cell phones so they don’t control us。 The problem we find ourselves in is that so many of us became addicted to our smart phones without ever contemplating the long-term consequences of digital maximalism to begin with。 Now we have lost control。 “Social media is a tool， but it’s become this thing that we can’t live without that’s making us crazy。” （107）。 This will continue unless we are disciplined and intentionally proactive in limiting smart phone use so that we might pursue more life-affirming activities like taking walks， talking to friends in person， reading books and staring at the clouds （xviii）。 The solution is what Newport calls “digital minimalism。”Reading this book is not the same as actually implementing its suggestions， so it’s important to consider practical ideas such as eliminating non-essential apps （p。63）; spending more time alone （without your phone nearby， chapter 4）; preferring conversation to connection （p。144f）; learning how to do something， like playing guitar to every song on the first side of “Meet the Beatles” （p。208）; and maybe just going back to a dumb phone （p。242）。Newport is very clear that he is not anti-technology; instead， he simply wants us to use technology to support the things we value， not to be the thing that we value the most。 In order to do this， you have to be willing to miss out on lesser things to enjoy better things。 “Digital minimalism is much more than a set of rules， it’s about cultivating a life worth living in our current age of alluring devices。” （253）。 。。。more
Jacqui
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DNF at page 57 A lot of this was already covered in the Netflix show 'The Social Dilemma' so it felt a bit repetitive and it read like an essay so it wasn't that enjoyable。 Memorable Quotes"The sugar high of convenience is fleeting and the sting of missing out dulls rapidly， but the meaningful glow that comes from taking charge of what claims your time and attention is something that persists。" DNF at page 57 A lot of this was already covered in the Netflix show 'The Social Dilemma' so it felt a bit repetitive and it read like an essay so it wasn't that enjoyable。 Memorable Quotes"The sugar high of convenience is fleeting and the sting of missing out dulls rapidly， but the meaningful glow that comes from taking charge of what claims your time and attention is something that persists。" 。。。more
Jonathan
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Outstanding concept， but it dragged on a little bit towards the end。 Looking forward to implementing his tips。
Khoi Nguyen
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After listening to 10 podcasts of Cal Newport， I finally read this book。 I love this。 This book reinforce the idea that digital world， especially social media， creates an illusive need for low-quality connections。 That may be not a direct cause-effect relationship， but I cannot argue with the result -- I was spending too time on online communication and exploration to have time to think of another thing。Cal offers good advice， not in the form of tips， but the best practices that should be turned After listening to 10 podcasts of Cal Newport， I finally read this book。 I love this。 This book reinforce the idea that digital world， especially social media， creates an illusive need for low-quality connections。 That may be not a direct cause-effect relationship， but I cannot argue with the result -- I was spending too time on online communication and exploration to have time to think of another thing。Cal offers good advice， not in the form of tips， but the best practices that should be turned into habits。 After all， being digitally minimal is not about stop using some services， it's about focusing on the important values to myself， thus strategically using digital to serve them。 。。。more
Natalie Larrodé
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I listened to the audiobook while painting and drawing。 I found it useful to be reminded of the different options and strategies to use the internet to my advantage。
Daniel
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Overall good book and good arguments for why it is necessary to cut back on digital inputs。 A bit repetitive and a bit of overly-romanticizing physical world tasks。 I think his best arguments are that many digital experiences are not rewarding and play into the interests of technology companies。 I liked his suggestions for limiting use or custom tailoring the apps/services so you get the most rewarding use。
mik
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I’ve been interested in reading this book ever since I noticed how bad my “addiction” to my phone & social media apps were， and I have to say， it’s been very helpful on my journey towards being a digital minimalist！ Cal Newport provides many great reasons on why to become a digital minimalist， certain practices to implement， and anecdotes from those already practicing this lifestyle。 Ever since I started reading this book， I have lowered my screen time around 70% from its previous average， and h I’ve been interested in reading this book ever since I noticed how bad my “addiction” to my phone & social media apps were， and I have to say， it’s been very helpful on my journey towards being a digital minimalist！ Cal Newport provides many great reasons on why to become a digital minimalist， certain practices to implement， and anecdotes from those already practicing this lifestyle。 Ever since I started reading this book， I have lowered my screen time around 70% from its previous average， and have been able to get into hobbies and interests I’ve always wanted to， but “had no time for” due to the mass amount of time I used to spend on my phone。 Overall， this book is a great one for anyone interested in learning more about the truth behind phones & social media as well as how to combat your digital addiction to live the life you’ve always wanted to。 。。。more
Huzaifa Riaz
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After reading 60 pages of this book， all I learned about this book is that it urges to give up technology and social media， rediscover relationships by meeting them physically rather than virtually and living your life with least involvement of digital technology。 However， In this age of Pandemic it's really hard to give up any technology and live a life without a smartphone。 So， I decided to abandon it and read some more useful stuff which can correlate with my life。 After reading 60 pages of this book， all I learned about this book is that it urges to give up technology and social media， rediscover relationships by meeting them physically rather than virtually and living your life with least involvement of digital technology。 However， In this age of Pandemic it's really hard to give up any technology and live a life without a smartphone。 So， I decided to abandon it and read some more useful stuff which can correlate with my life。 。。。more
Steph
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It is interesting to read this book through the lens of the pandemic which has shifted so many in-person relationships to online connections。 I think much of the advice is valid， especially if you find that online spaces can be a double edge sword of enjoyment & annoyance though I would be very curious to see an updated edition to see how， if at all， the pandemic shifted Newport’s views & strategies。 The general premise boils down to the core of minimalism: making space for what you truly want i It is interesting to read this book through the lens of the pandemic which has shifted so many in-person relationships to online connections。 I think much of the advice is valid， especially if you find that online spaces can be a double edge sword of enjoyment & annoyance though I would be very curious to see an updated edition to see how， if at all， the pandemic shifted Newport’s views & strategies。 The general premise boils down to the core of minimalism: making space for what you truly want in your life。 Newport encourages readers to take an in depth look at the cost devices & online activity have on your attention & time。 The goal is to not have a strictly analog life （unless that’s what you want） but to have a more purposeful relationship with how we choose to use our online time。While interesting， it was not exactly mind-blowing as the downsides of social media & spending too much time online are well documented。 Also， the author tends to romanticize the past and the way some of his examples left tech & office jobs to do more manual work which is great for them but is not always practical or realistic for the general population。 I have also grown increasingly weary of the belief that our hobbies and non-work interests have to be productive or result in a product to give our rest time ‘value’ & ‘meaning’ or as the author refers to it: high quality leisure activities。 Would I recommend this book？ Yes， if you’re interested in the subject of digital minimalism & mindful online presence and have the time。 If not， you could probably just do a google search and get the same suggestions in an article。 。。。more
Nikbos
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Great book！
Greg
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Some genuinely fantastic ideas that have given me a fresh perspective on my relationship with my phone and with social media。 I particularly like that Cal addresses not just effectively binning - or at least severely reducing - your phone interaction， but what you then do with your new-found spare time， something I didn't even realise I was anxious about。I do however feel that even at 250-ish pages， it was slightly repetitive and bloated， could perhaps have done with restructuring; several anecd Some genuinely fantastic ideas that have given me a fresh perspective on my relationship with my phone and with social media。 I particularly like that Cal addresses not just effectively binning - or at least severely reducing - your phone interaction， but what you then do with your new-found spare time， something I didn't even realise I was anxious about。I do however feel that even at 250-ish pages， it was slightly repetitive and bloated， could perhaps have done with restructuring; several anecdotes used throughout effectively proved the same points over。However I would still wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone; I would love to see digital minimalism more broadly adopted and feel pretty passionately aboit that。 。。。more
Eric Mikols
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Don't tell Cal but I read this on my phone。 Don't tell Cal but I read this on my phone。 。。。more
Ishana
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Semi-interesting。 A bit repetitive: don't waste away your life behind a screen！ Go out in the real world and experience things if you're looking for fulfilment。I do agree with the overall message and do intend to spend less time watching youtube。 Semi-interesting。 A bit repetitive: don't waste away your life behind a screen！ Go out in the real world and experience things if you're looking for fulfilment。I do agree with the overall message and do intend to spend less time watching youtube。 。。。more
Isheeka
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This book is repetitive and lacking depth， so it's way longer than it needs to be。 It is a good launching pad to think about the value that we actually get or don't get from social media， but a lot of the anecdotes are outdated and really focus on privileged men。 I was truly astounded that the section on craft did not at all mention women， who have been championing （and been belittled for） craft for centuries。A lot of the advice is also not particularly helpful for someone like me who has a chro This book is repetitive and lacking depth， so it's way longer than it needs to be。 It is a good launching pad to think about the value that we actually get or don't get from social media， but a lot of the anecdotes are outdated and really focus on privileged men。 I was truly astounded that the section on craft did not at all mention women， who have been championing （and been belittled for） craft for centuries。A lot of the advice is also not particularly helpful for someone like me who has a chronic illness and （a） can't just go for long walks whenever and （b） can't schedule out every minute of every day。 I imagine lots of other people， such as those with caring duties， would also struggle with this advice。 I would have liked this book to include more in the way of rigorous studies and statistics， but as it stands it's largely anecdotal。 I also disliked the "aim for excellence" and "optimise your life" attitude of the author as I don't think it's a sustainable or healthy way to live。 This book seems aimed at while male bros who tend to be obsessed with "optimisation" and so it didn't really speak to me。 I am all for living in accordance with your values but this author takes that idea to what I think is an unhelpful and perfectionistic extreme。 。。。more
John
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Provides a solid， principled approach to paring down one's reliance on online communities， software， games， as well as cell phones and similar time sucks。 I had started down that road some years ago after reading Sherry Turkle's Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age， and more in the intervening years， but this filled in a few holes and introduced me some useful tools and techniques。 I'd have rated this higher except for what everyone in my book club （we are all software ind Provides a solid， principled approach to paring down one's reliance on online communities， software， games， as well as cell phones and similar time sucks。 I had started down that road some years ago after reading Sherry Turkle's Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age， and more in the intervening years， but this filled in a few holes and introduced me some useful tools and techniques。 I'd have rated this higher except for what everyone in my book club （we are all software industry folks） agreed was an annoyingly smug and superior tone。 I think we are told four or five times that the author has never had a social media account of any kind。 One of the later chapters is how to set limits when you engage with social media if you can't/won't avoid it completely。 This felt very much like "Here's how to use social media if you absolutely have to， you schmuck。" Oh well， unless you think that'll make you throw this through a window， it's probably worth reading。 。。。more
Kara
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After Deep Work， Cal Newport once again has me subscribe to his ingenious idea of navigating this constantly buzzing world - digital minimalism， a philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a smaller number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value， and then happily miss out everything else。 The most transcending part for me is dropping the fear of missing out and embracing the joy of being intentional and tolerant of slight in After Deep Work， Cal Newport once again has me subscribe to his ingenious idea of navigating this constantly buzzing world - digital minimalism， a philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a smaller number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value， and then happily miss out everything else。 The most transcending part for me is dropping the fear of missing out and embracing the joy of being intentional and tolerant of slight inconvenience。 Cal makes his compelling case around three principles:1。 Clutter is costly2。 Optimization is important3。 Intentionality is satisfyingHis suggestion to move beyond tweaks to our entrenched ways of thinking and doing and instead rebuild our relationship with technology from scratch gives me the much-needed boost towards living on my own terms。 As I make small and big adjustments to my lifestyle （e。g。 dumb down my phone， nurture conversation rather than mere connection， prioritize demanding activity over passive consumption）， I have a premotion of getting transferred to a new orbit （the Hohmann transfer immediately comes to mind） teeming with wonders to be discovered。 。。。more
Farhang
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اقتصاد توجه، یکی از پولسازترین مدلهای کسب و کار دهه اخیر، رفتار ما رو با محیط بیرونی و دیگران تغییر داده و بخشی از ناخودآگاه ما رو به عنوان محرک اصلی استفاده از اپلیکیشنها هدف قرار داده。 رویکرد مینیمالیسمی به نظرم کاربردیترین رویکرد محافظت از سلامت روانی ما بین پیچیدگیهای هر روزه تکنولوژی است。 راهنماییهای کتاب مخصوصا برگشت به طبیعت، داشتن برنامه برای اوقات فراغت و استفاده هدفمند از اپلیکیشنها، کمک زیادی برای برداشتن قدمهای اول به سمت رهایی از وضع موجود میکنه。Less is more！
salil
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please。read。this。book。 it helped me transform my life for the better， and maybe it can help you too^^
Bill Leach
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Newport shows how social media evolved to engage increasing amounts of the user's time， in pursuit of increasing advertising revenue。 He provides good information showing how the tech companies encourage behavioural addiction including intermittent positive reinforcement and the drive for social approval。 Users of the Moment app showed that on average they accessed their phone 39 times a day， spending 3 hr on it。In chapter 4， the author argues that smartphones are problematical in that they take Newport shows how social media evolved to engage increasing amounts of the user's time， in pursuit of increasing advertising revenue。 He provides good information showing how the tech companies encourage behavioural addiction including intermittent positive reinforcement and the drive for social approval。 Users of the Moment app showed that on average they accessed their phone 39 times a day， spending 3 hr on it。In chapter 4， the author argues that smartphones are problematical in that they take time away from thinking and reflection。 Ipods provided the ability to be continuously distracted from your own mind with background music， and social media have only exacerbated the trend。 Newport attributes a rise in mental health issues to smartphone use。 He also notes a tendency away from effective conversation。The author provides a number of approaches to reducing the imposition of social media on one's time。 Ideas include taking a 30 day break， getting away from clicking on "like"， and using "do not disturb" functions。 He suggests practices such as leaving your phone at home， taking long walks and even writing letters to yourself （as in a journal）。 Further， he recommends improving leisure by prioritizing demanding activity over passive consumption， using skills to produce valuable things in the physical world， and seeking activities that require real-world， structured social interactions。The best part of the book is the introduction and the ideas around the need to spend time alone。 Most of the book is made up of relatively long anecdotes that are used to illustrate various points。 。。。more
Loan Pham
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I love this book， I always want to own this book for my own， after I reread it like 4 times， finally， I saved enough money to buy one for myself。 Till now， rereading Digital Minimalism still helps me aware of how toxic overusing technologies could be。
jocelyn
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this book is pretty solid but there’s a also a lot of filler that feels like it really does not need to be there。 there’s about 50 useful pages。 plus a lot of the “reclaiming leisure” suggestions and background info are clearly targeted towards middle class or upper class white men which made it pretty unrelatable as a female desi college student。 the suggestions to just go on 3 hour walks randomly or complete manual labor instead of activities like watching tv were pretty hilarious to say the l this book is pretty solid but there’s a also a lot of filler that feels like it really does not need to be there。 there’s about 50 useful pages。 plus a lot of the “reclaiming leisure” suggestions and background info are clearly targeted towards middle class or upper class white men which made it pretty unrelatable as a female desi college student。 the suggestions to just go on 3 hour walks randomly or complete manual labor instead of activities like watching tv were pretty hilarious to say the least and the interludes that were just talking about historical figures were just… okay。 a few people in the reviews recommended it but how to break up with your phone really is a much better take on the digital detox concept。 。。。more
Chaitanya
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