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Cal Newport - Digital Minimalism • Create Time For Solitude • Stop Socializing On Social Media

Episode 286

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He's also a writer who focuses on the impact of technology on society.

Cal is the author of six books, including, most recently, the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.

You won't find Cal on social media but he's been blogging at calnewport.com for over a decade.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why Cal has avoided social media all these years
How the Facebook "like" button changed social media
What is web 2.0?
Stop socializing on social media
Breaking the compulsion cycle
Why growing your email list is important
Digital Minimalism defined
The digital declutter experiment
Why the younger generation struggles more without screen time
Planning analog time vs. digital time
Create time for solitude
The ritual of journaling
How the Amish evaluate community needs
Be intentional when using technology
Use social media like a professional
Approaching Instagram in a healthy way
The key idea of minimalism
Don't give adolescents a smartphone
Anxiety on the rise in adolescents
The evolution of smartphones
Dumbing down your smartphone

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Cal Newport - Digital Minimalism • Create Time For Solitude • Stop Socializing On Social Media