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Interesting. But not particularly useful if you're off social media, already remove notifications and time limit most of your apps and the ones that you allow are permitted for the express purpose of keeping you distracted.
Picked up a few good tips about managing screen time so that it continues to be a tool for me and adds value to my life. I appreciated the concept of “attention economy” and the method of evaluating the tech against personal values. Recommended reading for a conscientious user.
Ironically I listened to the audiobook. Lots of good ideas, some are common sense. It’s easier said than done but I am ready to try out some of these ideas because I dislike how much time I spend on my phone.
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between 3 and 4 stars, decided to round up because the fundamental ideas of this book are really convincing. this book has made me call into question how i passively give away my attention to corporations to profit off of. i used this as a workbook, incorporating some of the practices that newport suggests into my life, and noticing some colossal benefits.
i was drawn to this book because 2024 has been my Delete Era, and i have a lot of internal momentum to get rid of shit that is no longer working for me, in the hopes of honing in on what my life is actually all about. my digital consumption hasn't been awful, but often, i thought i was relaxing when i was passively consuming media on my phone, but i wouldn't actually feel relaxed after that brain drain -- i usually felt more anxious. my Delete Era has brought on sobriety from alcohol and being more intentional about caffeine, both of which made me anxious, and getting those substances to a more manageable point has also meant that i have more awareness in my body of what little-a anxiety feels like. so i made the connection that my sunday scaries weren't going to go away by watching a tv show or IG-scrolling, but actually do go away if i am engaging with my community or putting my whole self into a hobby or something that matters to me. all that to say that i was in the right headspace to start editing my digital life.
some big changes -- i deleted all social media off my phone (facebook was the last to go because of marketplace .... interior design girlies know ... but even that's gone now), i deleted all streaming services off my phone, i watch less tv than before, i've made Standard Operating Procedures for my digital use (using my computer for social media stuff instead of my phone makes it wayyyy less appealing or even possible to just go on IG because i'm in line waiting for something), and overall i've gotten even more serious about my leisure time being soul-affirming. through these practices, i've become more aware of how easy it was to not see my attention as a valuable resource worth protecting!! and now i am vigilant about this.
i was waffling on 3 stars because like half of the examples that newport provides are so devoid of critical thought re: privilege and our political realities. he is very sharp about the attention economy, and then is like glorifying abraham lincoln for running away to his cabin and thinking about the civil war. so know that is in there. i was also craving a wider range of perspectives from subscribers of a digital minimalist philosophy -- i think this philosophy is applicable to a lot of people because it is so personalizable, but making this book chock-full of middle/upper class middle-aged white men is a disservice, and i want to know how people are incorporating digital minimalism when they are primary caretakers or rely on the internet for community or know that what's being published in their sunday paper isn't prime journalism. basically his examples leave MUCH to be desired and i ended up skimming most of them to get to the meat.
i was drawn to this book because 2024 has been my Delete Era, and i have a lot of internal momentum to get rid of shit that is no longer working for me, in the hopes of honing in on what my life is actually all about. my digital consumption hasn't been awful, but often, i thought i was relaxing when i was passively consuming media on my phone, but i wouldn't actually feel relaxed after that brain drain -- i usually felt more anxious. my Delete Era has brought on sobriety from alcohol and being more intentional about caffeine, both of which made me anxious, and getting those substances to a more manageable point has also meant that i have more awareness in my body of what little-a anxiety feels like. so i made the connection that my sunday scaries weren't going to go away by watching a tv show or IG-scrolling, but actually do go away if i am engaging with my community or putting my whole self into a hobby or something that matters to me. all that to say that i was in the right headspace to start editing my digital life.
some big changes -- i deleted all social media off my phone (facebook was the last to go because of marketplace .... interior design girlies know ... but even that's gone now), i deleted all streaming services off my phone, i watch less tv than before, i've made Standard Operating Procedures for my digital use (using my computer for social media stuff instead of my phone makes it wayyyy less appealing or even possible to just go on IG because i'm in line waiting for something), and overall i've gotten even more serious about my leisure time being soul-affirming. through these practices, i've become more aware of how easy it was to not see my attention as a valuable resource worth protecting!! and now i am vigilant about this.
i was waffling on 3 stars because like half of the examples that newport provides are so devoid of critical thought re: privilege and our political realities. he is very sharp about the attention economy, and then is like glorifying abraham lincoln for running away to his cabin and thinking about the civil war. so know that is in there. i was also craving a wider range of perspectives from subscribers of a digital minimalist philosophy -- i think this philosophy is applicable to a lot of people because it is so personalizable, but making this book chock-full of middle/upper class middle-aged white men is a disservice, and i want to know how people are incorporating digital minimalism when they are primary caretakers or rely on the internet for community or know that what's being published in their sunday paper isn't prime journalism. basically his examples leave MUCH to be desired and i ended up skimming most of them to get to the meat.
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