3238: Approach Technology Like the Amish by Cal Newport on Productivity & Intentional Living

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🗓️ 4 July 2024

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3238: Cal Newport delves into Kevin Kelly's insights on the Amish approach to technology, highlighting their thoughtful and intentional evaluation process. The Amish balance modern conveniences with community values, providing a model for digital minimalism that prioritizes meaningful use over impulsive adoption. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://calnewport.com/approach-technology-like-the-amish/ Quotes to ponder: "In any discussion about the merits of avoiding the addictive grasp of technology, the Amish stand out as offering an honorable alternative." "Amish lives are anything but anti-technological. I have found them to be ingenious hackers and tinkers, the ultimate makers and do-it-yourselvers." "The key is building a good life not fretting about missing out on some minor short-term pleasure or interesting diversion." Episode references: What Technology Wants: https://www.amazon.com/What-Technology-Wants-Kevin-Kelly/dp/0143120174 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily episode 3238.
0:04.0	Approach technology, like the Amish, by Cal Newport of Cal Newport.com, and I'm Justin Malik.
0:11.0	Welcome to the podcast where I read to covering mental health and self-help topics like
0:16.7	mindfulness, happiness, productivity, and minimalism. And we're going to get right to our post for today as we optimize your life.
0:30.0	Approach technology like the Amish by Cal Newport of Cal Newport.com
0:37.0	Kevin Kelly in the Amish
0:40.0	eight years after dropping out of college to Wanda Asia, Kevin Kelly returned home to America,
0:45.6	bought an inexpensive bike, and made a meandering 5,000 mile journey across the country.
0:52.1	As he recalls in his original and insightful 2010 book,
0:56.0	what technology wants, the highlight of the bike tour was, quote,
1:00.8	gliding through the tidy farmland of the Amish in eastern Pennsylvania, end quote.
1:07.0	Kelly ended up returning to the Amish on multiple occasions during the years that followed his first encounter, allowing him to develop a nuanced
1:14.8	understanding of how these communities approach technology. As he reveals in Chapter 11 of his
1:20.8	book, the common idea that the Amish reject all modern technology is a myth.
1:28.3	The reality is not only more interesting, but it also has important implications for our current culture.
1:35.9	As Kelly puts it, quote, in any discussion about the merits of avoiding the addictive grasp of technology,
1:43.0	the Amish stand out as offering an honorable alternative, end quote.
1:48.0	Given such a strong endorsement, it seems worthwhile to briefly summarize what Kelly uncovered during these visits to rural Pennsylvania.
1:57.0	The Amish and Technology
2:00.0	Kelly writes, quote,
2:02.0	Amish lives are anything but anti-technological.
2:06.0	I have found them to be ingenious hackers and tinkers,
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