30 min

Detox Your Digital Life: Book Insights on Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport Book Insights Podcast

    • Education

* At first, the idea of becoming a ‘digital minimalist’ might sound extreme. Yet popular blogger Newport says this reasoning has it backwards.
* Long hours spent on social media, staring at a phone during dates and family reunions, or texting while driving – these are abnormal, extreme behaviors. People just normally don’t see them this way, because they’ve become so common.
* We have to rethink our relationships with digital devices. Newport introduces the theoretical principles behind digital minimalism and the process of digital declutter.
* It’s a manifesto for reclaiming your time and your life from the online giants that make fortunes from your attention.

Theme 1: How digital life got out of Control - 0:29

Theme 2: Declutter Your Digital Life - 9:07

Theme 3: The Life You Could Be Having - 20:15

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HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

"Cal Newport On Why You Should Quit Social Media, 'Digital Minimalism' + More". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeNNYMJwZtI. Accessed 18 July 2019.

"How To Declutter Your Digital Life". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=hax-VYl0RI4. Accessed July 2019.

Full Title: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Like in a Noisy World

Year of Publication: 2019

Book Author: Cal Newport

To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LGDY5PC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SC8DJMX2J12GPHJ18F66

Book Insight Writer: Rafal Jennek
Editor: Monica Woods
Producer: Daniel Gonzalez
Production Manager: Karin Richey
Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden
Narrator: Laura Smith

* At first, the idea of becoming a ‘digital minimalist’ might sound extreme. Yet popular blogger Newport says this reasoning has it backwards.
* Long hours spent on social media, staring at a phone during dates and family reunions, or texting while driving – these are abnormal, extreme behaviors. People just normally don’t see them this way, because they’ve become so common.
* We have to rethink our relationships with digital devices. Newport introduces the theoretical principles behind digital minimalism and the process of digital declutter.
* It’s a manifesto for reclaiming your time and your life from the online giants that make fortunes from your attention.

Theme 1: How digital life got out of Control - 0:29

Theme 2: Declutter Your Digital Life - 9:07

Theme 3: The Life You Could Be Having - 20:15

Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode.

You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights

Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomButlerBowdon/how-to-increase-productivity-and-happiness-by-becoming-a-digital-minimalist-550

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO BOOK INSIGHTS. READY FOR MORE LEARNING? Get unlimited access to our entire collection of Book Insights on over 100 nonfiction bestsellers with a subscription at http://memod.com/insights

HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

"Cal Newport On Why You Should Quit Social Media, 'Digital Minimalism' + More". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeNNYMJwZtI. Accessed 18 July 2019.

"How To Declutter Your Digital Life". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=hax-VYl0RI4. Accessed July 2019.

Full Title: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Like in a Noisy World

Year of Publication: 2019

Book Author: Cal Newport

To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LGDY5PC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SC8DJMX2J12GPHJ18F66

Book Insight Writer: Rafal Jennek
Editor: Monica Woods
Producer: Daniel Gonzalez
Production Manager: Karin Richey
Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden
Narrator: Laura Smith

30 min

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