![]() And it is definitely worth a careful look. This book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, calls me to task. ![]() I presented my synopsis of Deep Work back in March, 2016, and I presented this latest Newport book this month at the April First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. And, yes, the “like” and “retweet” buttons on Twitter lead to the kind of addiction described in this book as frequent time traps for other apps, such as Facebook and Instagram.ĭigital Minimalism is the second book I have presented by Cal Newport. But in between my reading of books, and of news and articles and speeches, I spend too many minutes on Twitter. I don’t Facebook, or Instagram, or play games. ![]() ![]() I’ll even name my addiction: I am addicted to Twitter. I spend way too much time on my iPad, with more minutes than I want to admit being close to, if not wasted, at least not focused not the best use of my time right now. (That is Alan Lakein’s famous question: “what is the best use of your time right now?”) These minutes I spend are not decided in advance not minutes spent with focus and intention… “What is the best possible use of your time right now?”Īlan Lakein, How to Get Control of your Time and Your LIfeĬonfession time: I am addicted to one of my devices. ![]()
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