Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport | Rich Roll Podcast

As a person who used to waste probably half the day scrolling social media for almost 4 years straight, I can say how addictive the virtual world can become and so recently I have literally deleted all my social media accounts and have been on a digital detox for the better part of September and now October in a few days and trust me I will never go back Social media and the virtual world is a means of giving you that instant gratification where you dream about the life you could have had while in reality, you aren't progressing in the real world and once I realized this, I completely gave up on social media and I don't think I have ever taken a better life decision than this

From 7pm I close down the laptop and turn off the phone. Its wonderful. Just me and my books. Daydreams. Quiet. The mind fills up with a dreamy solitude without constant shallow distraction.

I love that definition of solitude = 'freedom from input from other minds'

As a motorcycle rider this is a reason why we ride. Is just you, your thoughts, and all free smells from the restaurants. That's why some people say riding is my therapy.

My teenage niece developed a phobia of screens last year. She can’t look at phone, computer, or TV without getting sick. Since then she’s read scads of books and written 3 novels, and is very happy. I’ll be watching her to see what life can be like without screens. Meanwhile I am loving YouTube and voraciously learning about so many interesting things on it. Edit: two years later she can look at screens now and is writing, animating, and communicating with friends on it.

this man is really insteresing, but i can't find him on social media

The Book is great, and well worth the purchase for the investigative information alone. Twenty years from now we’re going to look back at this moment in time and realize that we failed our youngest generations by allowing their tech addiction to get so out of control. And we’re going to wish that we had done more to limit the manipulative aspects of this technology.

my addiction to youtube, prevents me from using FB or any social media.

He sounds like a clear minded guy who isn’t contaminated by social media.

One of the proudest moments of my life was being rejected by a girl on tinder because I don't have a snapchat

"Living an intentional life vs. living a reactive life" <3

I find it easy to not use facebook, instagram, and twitter, but youtube is so hard remove. ):

Recently my electricity was turned off while work was done on the poles and lines near me. It was like living 200 years ago, but I got so much done in the day and went walking with a friend. An enlightening experience. Great talk guys - thank you

One of the best podcasts I've listened to in a while

It's unbelievable that I can listen to Cal Newport for hours and hours. Thank you for the great show! xx

So glad I came across Cal - I've managed to dramatically reduce my screen time each day and no longer really check social media and feel much better for it, I'm more focussed on trying to build physical relationships

This is the most intelligent and powerful discussion about information technologies I have ever heard. The salient points are very congruent with Dr. Carl Jung's writings about psychic energy and libido. I could not find anything to criticize about these two people in this discussion. Everybody needs to hear Cal Newport describe these facts with Rich Roll flowing through the best descriptions of complex topics possible. Thank you both. Please keep up the good work.

I listened to this audiobook, built and implemented the plan. It's AMAZING how much time you reclaim. For me it wasn't productivity time, I'm already productive at work. But it's the freeing up of so much leisure or bonus time that I was immediately more relaxed and felt like my life was WAY less hectic.

I never thought about the need to have a philosophy behind doing something like eating better or digital minimalism. It makes total sense

I feel like this is one of the most important podcasts on the internet. Thanks for hosting this one, Rich!