

How can we apply the idea of being a digital minimalist to work? Ladders asked Newport how to apply digital minimalism to our work lives, and about the idea of “deep work,” the subject of Newport’s previous book. His book proposes a 30-day “digital declutter,” in which readers chuck most of the technology in their lives, then bring it back slowly, paying attention to what’s really useful. The author of the new book “Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World” takes stock of the damage of using our phones as our “constant companions,” and basing our social lives around our social media feeds has done to our attention spans and quality of life.


Consider Georgetown computer science professor Cal Newport – the Marie Kondo for your digital life.
