Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

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🗓️ 17 December 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. He is the author of 6 books, his most recent being the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. In this interview, Eric and Cal discuss how to optimize the role of tech in our lives so that it supports us in the life we want to live., rather than depleting us and causing us to feel like we are giving it too much of our time and energy. Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Cal Newport and I Discuss Digital Minimalism and… His book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World The concerns about our digital lifestyle The mixture of harm and benefit with social media The costs of our digital lifestyle Digital Maximalist vs Digital Minimalist Starting with your values as a guide to decide what tech you use to maximize the time you can spend on things you value How to think about the role of tech in your life Deploying tech to support you in living life according to your values Having a philosophy surrounding the use of tech in your life How clutter is costly Adding up the cost and value of something The importance of optimization in addition to the role of tech in our lives Intentionality is satisfying The 3 step process for implementing digital minimalism Cal Newport Links: calnewport.com Daily Harvest – Delivers absolutely delicious organic, carefully sourced, chef-created fruit and veggie smoothies, soups, overnight oats, bowls and more. To get $25 off your first box go to www.dailyharvest.com and enter promo code FEED The Great Courses Plus: Are you a life long learner? A perpetually curious person? The Great Courses Plus is an on-demand streaming service that offers courses taught by professors on a whole host of topics such as Human Behavior, Money Management Skills, Astronomy, Cooking and so much more. Listeners of the show get a full month of unlimited access to their library for FREE by signing up at www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/wolf Remrise is a personalized sleep solution that uses natural, plant-based formulas to help calm the mind, relax the body and get your circadian rhythm back on track. It’s drug-free and has no groggy side effects in the morning. To get your first week FREE, go to www.getremrise.com/wolf and take their sleep quiz to determine which formulation is right for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's a huge opportunity cost hit that we get from this default constant companion mode usage of our phones.
0:07.0	Welcome to the one you feed.
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0:27.0	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:31.0	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:36.0	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:39.0	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
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