tmpate255's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.75
Solid advice, didn’t need the praise for the CrossFit cult.
jeannamarie's review against another edition
2.0
I had written a review and goodreads closed on me.
Let’s see if I can remember it.
Newport makes some good points, but for people who feel isolated in their current physical communities, social media can be a lifeline for those who mentally need a community to relate to. Me. It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem it’s me.
He is an extreme who doesn’t use socials and minimizes tech, but that’s not necessarily something many people can even strive to do. Basically take this with a grain of salt, try and find balance with real relationships outside of devices, minimize screen time. Everything we’ve already heard before.
Let’s see if I can remember it.
Newport makes some good points, but for people who feel isolated in their current physical communities, social media can be a lifeline for those who mentally need a community to relate to. Me. It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem it’s me.
He is an extreme who doesn’t use socials and minimizes tech, but that’s not necessarily something many people can even strive to do. Basically take this with a grain of salt, try and find balance with real relationships outside of devices, minimize screen time. Everything we’ve already heard before.
dhealey6's review against another edition
4.0
I was sufficiently terrified by Cal Newport's assessments of the Social Media Industry and its Evil Grasp on everyone's psychology. That part was good. I do think it's a slightly weaker book than Deep Work, indeed I didn't feel like it offered really that much more content than the chapters devoted to the subject in the previous book. That being said, I am absolutely doing the digital declutter. I was sold on that, so overall it already ranks among the more useful time management books.
nferraro90's review against another edition
5.0
A powerful and important book for this day and age. As a member of the “iGen” demographic, this book really changed my habits and views surrounding my personal use of technology. Can not recommend this highly enough, especially to those born around the dawn of the millennium.
sakritamaharjan's review against another edition
3.0
this is a good book to start if you want guidelines to streamline your digital consumption. there are several accounts of people who have benefitted by keeping social media at bay. I found the practices to be excellent to start the journey of a digital minimalist, however, to make a sustainable relationship with digital media rather detailed approaches to lifestyle changes has to be incorporated. the book made me think a lot about my own experiences and gave me ideas that I could adopt in my own digital minimalism journey. one thing that prevented me from giving this book a 5-star rating is solely due to my own personal nature that couldn't relate to some of the parts. the book says humans are not built or designed for a short communication medium that leaves out a lot of conversation cues such as texting and that it is counterproductive to actually text. while I agree that humans need a social connection and interaction, I found that advice blind to a certain group of people such as introverts. as an introvert, I find texting to be a more effective way of communicating since I don't have the social factor making me flustered while talking. I find it easier to present my ideas and have a general conversation if I am not constantly worrying about how I sound or what the other person might think of me. I facetime and have "conversation" with people with whom I am comfortable with but with others with whom I have not reached that comfort level, I find it easier to text and give articulated ideas rather than have a face to face communication where I am not contributing enough. It would have been nice to see the perspective of an introvert included.
all in all, reading this book will help to assess one's relationship with phone and analyze the benefits of a digital minimalist life.
all in all, reading this book will help to assess one's relationship with phone and analyze the benefits of a digital minimalist life.