How to do a Digital Declutter

  • Set aside a 30-day period during which you will take a break from optional technologies in your life. Work email is not optional. Twitter probably is.
  • During this break, explore and rediscover activitiesand behaviors you find satisfying and meaningful.
  • And after the 30 days are up, reintroduce the optional technologies you want back into your life.
  • Determine the value it brings you and how specifically you can use it to maximize that value.
  • Bing optional technologies back by first creating rules on how exactly you’ll use them and when.

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