A review by jlsjourneys
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

5.0

This resonates with my way of thinking, but I loved this book. Social media - and technology in general - can be amazing tools to serve our most important goals of connection, but we've mostly bought the lie from the social media companies that using those tools is the equivalent of connection. (Spoiler alert: it's not.) Key messages: be very clear on your goals for technology & then be ruthless in evaluating whether the tools you're using are actually meeting your goals. One surprising part of this book I wasn't expecting and really valued: a whole section about crafting high quality leisure time. My active practice of Sabbath (ceasing from productivity once/week) gives me a little pause on the very achievement oriented leisure goals, but I still found it practical and helpful. Worth the read! (Or, in my case, audio book listen.)