Digital Minimalism

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Author : Cal Newport
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : 'A presence on the page, Newport is exceptional in the realm of self-help authors' - New York Times 'Cal Newport is a clear voice in a sea of noise, bringing science and passion in equal measure' - Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author of Purple Cow 'A compelling case for cultivating intense focus, and offers immediately actionable steps for infusing more of it into our lives' - Adam Grant, author of Originals on Deep Work Turn off notifications, don't bring your smartphone into the bedroom, check Twitter less often. Chances are you've already heard these tips intended to help control your digital addiction. But they aren't enough. In Digital Minimalism, computer science professor Cal Newport provides a radical new solution to help us embrace and not be enslaved by technology: a 30 day digital detox. Newport explains how to use this offline period to evaluate what we want to use the Internet for so that when we come back online, we spend our time wisely on a small number of carefully crafted activities that connect us to things and people we truly value. With easily implementable tips and practices like replacing web surfing with reading rituals, scheduling when we use digital tools (not when we take breaks from them), never leaving or reading comments on social media, and focusing on creation not consumption, you'll learn how to use and integrate technology into a life well-lived. Read Digital Minimalism and you'll never again sacrifice your productivity to clickbait, or lose 40 minutes of your evening to Instagram.

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Author : IntroBooks Team
Genre : Self-Help

Summary : Despite his much-hyped culpability, Steven Paul Jobs was not devoid of creative vision. It was his sheer aptitude to foresee the future in the perspective of things that contemporaries even did not guess, that had transformed Apple from the darkest corner of a garage to the pinnacle of commercial glory. It is also quite paradoxical that when the maiden iPhone was launched to the inquisitive sight of the larger audience, Steve Jobs was even himself skeptical about the supreme success of the gadget he had brought about. The spur of technological evolution in itself is not intuitively decent or dreadful. The cause of concern is the basic human adaptability with fast-paced technological growth. Saving an exceptional calamitous incident in the offing, the super-fast journey of technological furtherance will proceed to the infinity. In the realm of this reality, the modern rationalist human outlook is gradually disappearing from the philosophical scene of technological affinity, that was originally addressed to serve mankind. This is what the relevant author and computer science faculty at Georgetown University, California viz., Calvin C. Newport speaks about in his much talked about book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.

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Author : Goldmine Reads
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version. 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. Wait no more, take action and get this book now!

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Author : James W. Williams
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Summary : If you feel like your gadgets are stealing a lot of your time, focus, and energy, then this book may have the solution for you.

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Author : Alexander Cooper
Genre : Computers

Summary : Summary of Digital Minimalism Digital minimalism is a technology philosophy in which you focus your online time on a few carefully selected activities that support the things you value. The Five Big Ideas Digital Minimalism: A technology use philosophy in which you focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value, and then happily miss out on everything else. Digital Declutter: A practice in which you define your technology rules, take a thirty-day break, and then reintroduce technology. Solitude Deprivation: A state in which you spend close to zero time alone with your own thoughts and free from input from other minds. The Social Media Paradox: Social media makes you feel both connected and lonely, happy and sad. The Bennett Principle: A practice in which you prioritize demanding activity over passive consumption, use skills to create valuable things in the physical world, and seek activities that require real-world, structured social interactions. Digital Minimalism describes how we can derive value from technology while minimizing the negative effects of digital clutter. Minimalism is the art of knowing when enough is enough. This concept is applied to our technology by digital minimalism. It is the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. Cal Newport outlines how excessive technology is ruining our leisure time and interactions. The alternative is to reduce your technology to the bare necessities that will improve your life and interactions with others. This is the definition of digital minimalism. There have been many technological landmarks over the last twenty years or so, but one that may not spring immediately to mind is the Like button. When this approval click debuted in 2007, on the now-defunct social feed aggregator FriendFeed, it was only a matter of time before it became a standard feature on every social media platform to follow. After all, this simple feature, along with the endless notifications it generates, is a great way to collect data on our preferences and behaviors while also keeping users hooked. It's no surprise that people are finally beginning to push back against social media and recognize that these technologies may be doing more harm than good. Indeed, a steady stream of research has been enlightening us on the numerous negative effects of social media and smartphones. Cal Newport, the author of this book, conducted his own experiment. 1,600 volunteers followed his instructions for a month-long technological sabbatical, providing him with valuable feedback. The study's findings are digital minimalism: a way to take a step back from the onslaught of digital distractions and find a more satisfying and rewarding way of life. In this summary of Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, you’ll find out How social media is like big tobacco; how the Amish can help you to better use your smartphone; and how your attention became more valuable than oil. Here is a Preview of What You Will Get: ⁃ A Full Book Summary ⁃ An Analysis ⁃ Fun quizzes ⁃ Quiz Answers ⁃ Etc. Get a copy of this summary and learn about the book.

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Author : Amy White
Genre :

Summary : Do you feel like you are wasting too much time on your smartphone? Do you feel like your digital technology use is becoming too habitual? Don't worry. You're not alone. If you feel like your gadgets are stealing a lot of your time, focus, and energy, then this book, Digital Minimalism in Everyday Life, may have the solution for you. Do you recognize any of these situations? Your computer screen is cluttered with dozens of icons Your phone has so many apps that you don't even use You spend so much time cleaning up your email inbox Your children rarely go out to play with their friends Your office is a mess You get notification after notification after notification You notice that you tend to spend so many hours each day on social media You are required to use a dozen apps at work just to get one task done A huge portion of your time is spent answering the phone You can't remember the last time you had a meaningful conversation with your loved ones If this is you and you get lost in a maze of gadgets, apps, and digital technology, then the concepts, tools, and tips you will learn from this book, Digital Minimalism in Everyday Life, will help you set things straight. Who knows, you may even find that life is easier and so much better with less, not with more. What You Will Discover in This Book: This book focuses more on how to apply digital minimalism in our daily lives Tips and strategies that you can do now. You don't need to be an expert to become a digital minimalist, and you can start right away A lot of actionable steps that you can do to help yourself out of digital addiction The signs of digital addiction and why technology is so appealing to the human mind Step-by-step procedures on how you can declutter your phone, computer, internet use, email inbox, and free yourself from the many distractions that reduce productivity The most useful tools-including digital tools-that you can do to practice digital minimalism Steps on how to do a digital detox: How you can start slowly and then do a full disconnect from the internet and technology to renew your mind and regain your power to choose Digital minimalism exercises taught by experts and professionals How you can protect your kids from the negative effects of digital technology dependence How to prevent a relapse from happening And so much more... Is this practical guidebook for you? If you have felt that there is something wrong about your smartphone habits-you're losing sleep, feeling stressed, and not getting things done at work or in your personal life-then maybe the solutions here are the very things you need right now. The tips and strategies described in this book are easy to understand and follow, and they are well-rounded, covering all the details on what to do. They have been drawn from the author's personal experience and mentoring by experts and coaches. Scroll up and click "BUY NOW" to reclaim your freedom from digital technology!

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Author : Cal Newport
Genre : Business & Economics

Summary : AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2O16 PICK IN BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER A BUSINESS BOOK OF THE WEEK AT 800-CEO-READ Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this “exciting” book (Daniel H. Pink) from an “exceptional” author (New York Times Book Review). Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep Work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way. In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill. 1. Work Deeply 2. Embrace Boredom 3. Quit Social Media 4. Drain the Shallows A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.