amandasupak 's review for:

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

3.5

informative medium-paced

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 3.5 stars 

 

This book offers some solid advice for scaling back and making intentional choices about media consumption. It inspired me to delete a few apps and set time limits on others to use my phone more deliberately. 

 

However, much of the book rubbed me the wrong way. The anecdotes often felt loosely connected to the core message, like a long tangent about Lincoln’s need for solitude, which was awkwardly tied to arguments about digital life. Rather than citing meaningful research, the author leaned heavily on personal stories and scattered examples. While that might appeal to some readers, I found it frustrating and unconvincing. Ultimately, this felt like an overextended blog post padded into a book.