2075: Digital Minimalism - 3 Questions for Long Term Success and Happiness by Emma McLaren of Get Myrth

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🗓️ 16 August 2021

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Emma McLaren with GetMyrth offers 3 questions we can ask for long term success and happiness within digital minimalism Episode 2075: Digital Minimalism - 3 Questions for Long Term Success and Happiness by Emma McLaren of Get Myrth After nearly a decade of globetrotting as a sustainable seafood consultant and ocean conservation warrior, Emma is planting roots. She’s lived, worked or explored in over 60 countries – 45 in the last 10 years. Quite a feat, but given Emma’s ambition, intensely supportive global network of family and friends, and powerful curiosity, it’s not all that surprising. You may have heard of her persona, Emma the Nomad? These days, though, she prefers to be known as a nomad-in-residence--to be more specific, a resident of Santa Cruz, where she’s growing her own roots alongside the coastal trees. She’s passionate about true self care, mental health experiences, and solo travel. You can usually find her devouring books, practicing yoga, or dreaming big about the future of Myrth. Myrth is a member of the Digital Wellness Collective. Built around human connection and community, Myrth sets its intention on normalizing self-care and creating better habits through accountability, partnership and simplicity, all encompassed in software. The original post is located here: https://www.getmyrth.com/myrthblog/digital-minimalism-3-questions-for-long-term-success-and-happiness Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalLivingDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 2075,
0:04.8	digital minimalism, three questions for long-term success and happiness by M.I.M.A.K.L.R.N. of GetMurth.com,
0:12.4	and I'm Justin Mollick. Hope you're having a great start to your week if you're listening in real time,
0:16.4	and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast where I read to you from some of the
0:21.7	best blogs I can find and get permission from. That covers personal development and minimalism on
0:27.0	this show mostly. For now, let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life.
0:36.4	Digital minimalism, three questions for long-term success and happiness by M.I.M.A.K.L.R.N. of GetMurth.com.
0:44.8	We're not big fans of the D word here at M.I.M.A.K.L.R.N. but we're making an exception this one time
0:50.1	for something important. If you haven't thought about it in a while, it's probably time to go on a
0:55.0	technology diet. Look, we get it. Technology is key to how so many of us live our lives.
1:02.4	Our MIRT team is spread out all over the place, so we rely heavily on Slack messages,
1:07.4	emails, and video chats to work together. But that doesn't mean all technology is helpful or healthy.
1:13.8	In fact, some of it is probably hurting you. We've recently been reading Georgetown
1:18.8	Computer Science Professor Cal Newport's latest book, Digital Minimalism, and reassessing yet again,
1:25.2	our relationships with our phones, laptops, and apps. We talked here before about how we manage
1:31.1	our tech use, but things change over time and it's always good to check in with yourself
1:35.8	periodically. More mindful use of our technology will give us time and mental bandwidth
1:41.5	for achieving the other goals we've set for ourselves, whether that's creating a new habit,
1:45.6	breaking a bad one, or something else. Minimalism is a tool, not a set of rules.
1:53.2	Let's back up a bit, though. To understand digital minimalism, you first have to understand
1:58.1	minimalism in general. It's not about limiting yourself to a certain number of physical
2:02.9	possessions, dressing only in neutral, color, and linen, having no deep personal connections with
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