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reviewed Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

Cal Newport: Digital Minimalism (Paperback, 2020) 4 stars

Learn how to switch off and find calm.

Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through …

Mostly accurate and helpful guide to reevalute your online and offline lives

4 stars

I think this book has a ton of valuable insights into how you can extract value from online services and improve your lifestyle, by setting rules in place about access to "new tech", recalculating if social media really gives you the promised value or have you fallen into its addiction trap, taking walks and getting bored again to boost creativity and many more. Everyone can pick up this book, read it, and start applying at least some of it's rules in everyday life, which I did too, and I think it's amazing.

However, some ideas presented seem to me like more of a hit or miss and a few come from questionable sources, like financial independence communities or religious groups. On top of that, I think social media giants aren't put through rigorous research and blamed enough. They know about what happens with users and choose not to act up on it. If this point was expanded upon more I think the book would have a bigger impact.