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A review by beckeal
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
3.0
Definitely some good suggestions in this book. Ones I’m going to try.
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But man oh man! Dude writes like a robot! He’s definitely spent too long in academia. Would it have killed him to use a contraction or two? That said, it had a certain charm. To me. And just eccentric enough to turn off some readers.
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Also, he’s a bit of an alarmist. Or a salesman. I mean, I don’t disagree with the manipulative, and ruthless profit hunting of the tech companies, but Newport’s “OMG, freak out about this! And then solve it with my brilliant advice!” tactic got kinda tired.
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And he’s obv a bit of a snob. But you know. Whatever.
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But man oh man! Dude writes like a robot! He’s definitely spent too long in academia. Would it have killed him to use a contraction or two? That said, it had a certain charm. To me. And just eccentric enough to turn off some readers.
.
Also, he’s a bit of an alarmist. Or a salesman. I mean, I don’t disagree with the manipulative, and ruthless profit hunting of the tech companies, but Newport’s “OMG, freak out about this! And then solve it with my brilliant advice!” tactic got kinda tired.
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And he’s obv a bit of a snob. But you know. Whatever.