Listen to Cal Newport discuss a future without email on the Freedom Matters podcast Many people blame distraction in the workplace on tools like email and Slack. Would our life be improved if we just […]
By now you’re probably aware that technology can have a negative impact on your health. You’ve likely also experienced the stress and inability to focus that comes along with our noisy digital lives. Even when […]
A Social Experiment If you, like many people, use social media and generally agree that it’s an important technology, try the following experiment. Take out a piece of paper and list your most important uses […]
Contemplating the Importance of Contemplation Franklin Foer has a new book coming out this week. It’s titled, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.
The Disconnected Life Aziz Ansari recently deleted the web browser from his phone and laptop. He also stopped using email, Twitter and Instagram. As he explained in an interview with GQ, when he gets into a cab, […]
The Complexities of Simple The core idea of digital minimalism is to be more intentional about technology in your life. Digital minimalists carefully curate these technologies to best support things they value. The idea sounds simple […]
Cal Newport: A Productivity Lesson from a Classic Arcade Game The Distracted Gamer A reader recently shared with me an interesting observation from his own life. To provide some context, this reader is a fan of […]
Cal Newport: Why You Should Write an Attention Charter AMBIGUOUS DISTRACTION In the war to reclaim your attention, some battles have clearer fronts than others. It has become clear to me that these differences matter. […]