Having less solitude was already a problem but now we may have lost solitude completely. The final straw to eliminate all moments of solitude was what he calls the “quick glance”. This is where his book Digital Minimalism comes in and it gives us strategies on how to use technology as a tool instead of companies using technology to make money from our time.Īs technology has advanced the moments of solitude which Newport believes are essential to our well-being, began to dwindle. Cal began to realize that people were so distracted by their smartphones that they could not even achieve a distraction-free moment to begin practicing deep work. His book Deep Work dived into that concept but knowing the power of deep work was not enough. In the current state where people are constantly distracted with messages and multitasking, Cal believed that focusing on one thing was an even bigger advantage than before. He had some interesting concepts but the thing I found most fascinating was his emphasis on the power of giving one task your full attention. I was first introduced to Cal Newport’s work when he was on the Impact Theory podcast as the anti-social media guy.
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