1. Clutter Costs You<ul><li>Too many apps and notifications steal your attention.</li><li>Reducing this clutter helps you focus.</li></ul>2. Usefulness Matters<ul><li>Only keep tech that helps you reach your goals.</li><li>Make your tech work for you, not the other way around.</li></ul>3. Be Intentional<ul><li>Choose when and how you use tech.</li><li>Stay in control—don’t let apps create habits for you.</li></ul>

2. The 3 Main Ideas of Digital Minimalism

<ul><li>Purposeful Use: Use social media for real connections, not just mindless scrolling.</li><li>Time Limits: Set specific times to check social media, not all day.</li><li>Clean Up Feeds: Only follow accounts that add value or bring joy.</li></ul>

8. Rethink Social Media

<ul><li>Simple Idea: Use only the tech that’s really helpful to you.</li><li>Goal: Cut out digital distractions and improve focus.</li><li>Main Point: Don’t let tech run your life and use it carefully.</li></ul>

1. What is Digital Minimalism?

<ul><li>Take a Break: Try a 30-day break from unnecessary apps and tech.</li><li>Add Back Only the Essentials: Reintroduce only the things that help you.</li><li>Set Limits: Like no screens after 8 PM.</li><li>Do More Offline: Enjoy hobbies like reading, exercising, or spending time with friends.</li></ul>

3. How to Start Digital Minimalism

<ul><li>Better Focus: Fewer distractions mean more productivity.</li><li>Less Stress: Fewer notifications mean less anxiety.</li><li>Stronger Relationships: More time for real-life connections.</li><li>More Free Time: Use your time for things that matter.</li></ul>

4. Why Digital Minimalism is Good for You

<ul><li>Turn Off Alerts: Only keep the essential notifications.</li><li>Schedule Screen-Free Time: Plan times each day without screens.</li><li>Unfollow & Unsubscribe: Clear out social media and email clutter.</li><li>Set Clear Goals: Decide how you want tech to support your life.</li></ul>

6. Quick Tips to Get Started

<ul><li>Limit Info Overload: Only read or watch things that help you.</li><li>Choose Wisely: Avoid endless browsing or scrolling.</li><li>Replace With Good Stuff: Find quality sources like books, podcasts, or expert blogs.</li></ul>

7. “Low-Information Diet”

The essence of technology is not in its utility, but in the way we use it.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

<ul><li>90% of people feel they use their devices too much.</li><li>3 hours a day could be saved by using tech less.</li><li>Studies show less screen time means more life satisfaction.</li></ul>

5. Surprising Facts and Numbers

<ul><li>Do the Big Stuff First: Work on tasks that need focus, not just easy things.</li><li>Group Tasks Together: Do similar tasks (like checking emails) all at once.</li><li>Set No-Interrupt Times: Protect time for important work each day.</li></ul>

10. Focus on Important Work

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<ul><li>Stay in Control: Don’t let tech grab your attention whenever it wants.</li><li>Build Healthy Habits: Swap screen time for reading or journaling.</li><li>Choose Real Fun: Do more things like exercising or hanging out with friends.</li></ul>

9. Take Back Your Attention

How Cutting Tech Use Boosts Your Focus Instantly

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller "Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life."--Ezra Klein, Vox Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to our personal technology. It's the key to living a focused life in an increasingly noisy world. In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction. Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions. Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control. Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way.

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Cal Newport is Provost’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author of seven books. His ideas and writing are frequently featured in major publications and on TV and radio.From his website: "I write about the intersection of digital technology and culture. I’m particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives."

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