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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Amazonundefined

Price last update: 07/03/2024

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Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the
New York Times
bestselling author of
A World Without Email
'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology'
Evening Standard
'An eloquent, powerful and enjoyably practical guide to cutting back on screen time'
The Times
'An urgent call to action for anyone serious about being in command of their own life'
Ryan Holiday
'What a timely and useful book'
Naomi Alderman
, author of
The Power
Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media or the news while your anxiety rises? Are you feeling frazzled after a long day of endless video calls? In this timely book, professor Cal Newport shows us how to pair back digital distractions and live a more meaningful life with less technology. By following a 'digital declutter' process, you'll learn to: · Rethink your relationship with social media · Prioritize 'high bandwidth' conversations over low quality text chains · Rediscover the pleasures of the offline world Take back control from your devices and find calm amongst the chaos with
Digital Minimalism.
Recenzja
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
A wonderfully entangled, intertwined, and
erudite series of strategies, philosophies, disciplines
, and techniques to
sharpen your focus
and dive deep into your work
800-CEO-READ on Deep Work
As a presence on the page, Newport is
exceptional in the realm of self-help authors
New York Times Book Review
Cal Newport speaks human truth to digital power. He calls out our enslavement to modern devices and calmly presents a better way to live and work
author of Fully Connected
This book is an urgent call to action for anyone serious about being in command of their own life
author of The Obstacle is the Way
Cal Newport has discovered a cure for the techno-exhaustion that plagues our always-on, digitally caffeinated culture
The Minimalists
Cal Newport's
Digital Minimalism
is the best book I've read in some time about our fraught relationship with technology. If you're looking for a blueprint to guide you as you liberate yourself from the shackles of email, social networks, smartphones, and screens, let this book be your guide
author of Irresistible
You're not the user, you're the product. Hang up, log off, and tune in to a different way to be in the world. Bravo, Cal, smart advice for good people
author of This is Marketing
I hope that everyone who owns a mobile phone and has been wondering where their time goes gets a chance to absorb the ideas in this book. It's amazing how the same strategy can work for both financial success and mental well-being: Put more energy into what makes you happy, and ruthlessly strip away the things that don't
aka Mr. Money Mustache
I challenge you not to devour this wonderful book in one sitting. I certainly did and I started applying Cal's ideas to my own life immediately
author of Essentialism
Cal Newport's book is a refreshing antidote to the poisonous cycle of
what's new? - what's new?
that this digital, hyperconnected decade has seduced us into. Building on the economics of Henry David Thoreau, Cal's call for calmer waters, for meaningful and engaged interactions, is just what the world needs right now
author of The Organised Mind
Digital Minimalism
is the Marie Kondo of mobile phones
Evening Standard
Willpower, tips, and vague resolutions are not sufficient by themselves to tame the ability of new technologies to invade your cognitive landscape
The New Yorker
What a timely and useful book! It's neither hysterical nor complacent - a workable guide to being thoughtful about digital media. It's already made me rethink some of my media use in a considered way
Naomi Alderman, author of The Power
O autorze
Cal Newport
is the author of several books, including the
New York Times
bestseller,
Digital Minimalism, The Time-Block Planner, Deep Work
and
So Good They Can't Ignore You and is
an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. You won't find him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram but you can often find him at home with his family in Washington DC or writing essays for his popular website calnewport.com.