Digital Minimalism - Summarized for Busy People: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World: Based on the Book by Cal Newport
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In this relevant and enlightening book, bestselling author of Deep Work shares a philosophy for technology that has helped millions of lives.
Digital minimalists exist everywhere—and they're calm, happy people who can cultivate connections without constantly looking into their phones. They can completely focus on a good book, an artistic project, or even a leisurely morning run. They can enjoy with their friends and family without feeling the urge to use their phones to document it. They are always informed about the news but aren't overwhelmed by it. They don't fear missing out because they already know which ones give them meaning and satisfaction.
Newport gave a name to this quiet revolution and create a persuasive case of its importance in the world saturated in technology. He provides simple advice—like turning off notification—or even having a "digital Sabbath" for us to get our sense of control back into our lives. He envisions a society where we can unplug completely without experiencing the demands of family, friends, and work. What we need is a conscious method to decide what tools we need, the purpose of those tools, and the conditions under which we'll use them.
Taking on diverse real-life examples, from Amish communities to stressed parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport shares the common practices of digital minimalists with ideas underpinning them. He shows that digital minimalists rethink their relationship with technology, rediscover the beauty of the offline world, and reconnect with their inner selves through periods of solitude. He also shares some insights on how we can integrate those practices in our own lives—which starts with a thirty-day "digital declutter."
Technology is neither good nor bad. What we need it to use it to help our goals and values rather than allowing it to use us. Digital Minimalism shows us how.
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DIGITAL MINIMALISM
Summarized for Busy People
Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Based on the Book by Cal Newport
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TABLE OF CONTENT
DIGITAL MINIMALISM
BOOK OVERVIEW
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THIS BOOK SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: A Lopsided Arms Race
CHAPTER 2: Digital Minimalism
CHAPTER 3: The Digital Declutter
CHAPTER 4: Spend Time Alone
CHAPTER 5: Don't Click Like
CHAPTER 6: Reclaim Leisure
CHAPTER 7: Join the Attention Resistance
QUICK BOOK RECAP
Chapter 1
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
BOOK ANALYSIS
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BOOK OVERVIEW
Where do we stand when we’re in a world where electronic giants dominate our lives? Do we even stand a chance? Do we have control when it feels as though our control is out of our hands—when we’re all glued to our screens? Can we even survive without them? And, how?
These are questions we ask ourselves when it comes to the technological advances coming by within the last twenty years or so. The digital expansion has come a long way—a kind that we’ve never seen in our history. And as this kind of connection reaches around the globe, face-to-face communication seems to decrease. We are becoming more inclined to see the lives of people we may never meet as opposed to those we have in our lives. We’ve become more captivated with the virtual world. But it wasn’t always like this, and we can always escape.
This book talks about the lifestyle of digital minimalism—practicing to live in harmony with technological advances instead of letting it dominate our lives. It shows how we can escape the control social media have on us and regain control over our lives. It teaches how we can best use technology for our benefit without becoming reliant on it. This is a useful skill especially in the world that’s technologically-driven.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cal Newport teaches Computer Science at Georgetown University