Will & Luke Discuss
Will & Luke Discuss
Will & Luke Discuss
#32 Digital Minimalism (Cal Newport, 2019)
50 minutes Posted Sep 2, 2021 at 11:45 am.
Introductions 
Digital Life and the Philosophy of new technology  
The Digital Declutter 8:50 Our inability to be alone 
Technology and our core needs 
Connection vs Conversation (Shallow vs Deep interactions) (Conversation centric communication) 
Texting, compulsions, freedom 
Utilising the benefits of technology optimisation and extracting the value 
Benefits of solitude and practices 
Scheduling low quality leisure 
Single purpose devices, utilising functions, notifications and other practices 
Curating your information diet 
Making your life full of non phone based activities + Doing 'nothing' is over-rated (Discover valuable activities) 
Re-connecting with the body 
Will's key take-aways 
Conclusions around digital minimalism   
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This week we discuss Cal Newport's 'Digital Minimalism'. As technology, apps and social media continue to grip our attention and affect us in a multitude of negative ways, how can we gain back control? How can we optimise and extract value from the technologies we currently use so we have more time for meaningful activities and connections? We discuss some of the practices Cal suggests, as well as looking at aspects of having a digital declutter, the benefits of solitude and curating our information diet. A real practical episode with plenty of take aways.  
Hope you enjoy. 
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