Digital Minimalism

Cal Newport, Ph.D. is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He also runs the popular website Study Hacks: Decoding Patterns of Success. His previous books are So Good They Can't Ignore You and Deep Work.

出版者:Portfolio

作者:Cal Newport

页数:304

出版时间:2019-2-5

价格:GBP 20.43

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780525536512

图书标签:极简主义自我管理个人管理英文原版成长2019技术现代社会

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.

读后感

One comment wrote that Digital Minimalism is correct in every sentence, yet it is still useless. I disagree. The commenter probably didn’t try to put the pure theory he had learned from the book into practice: to minimize his usage of digital products in d...

Cal Newport 是我很喜欢的一位作者，计算机科学家，因为它的Deep Work还是很出名，秉承他的专业背景，一如既往的，文笔流畅逻辑清晰，通俗易懂。 好久没有买书了，在前几天离美之前，让老弟载我去巴尔的摩的巴诺书店买了这本实体书，大概扫了一遍，完全有读下去的欲望。 去书店...  

Cal Newport 是我很喜欢的一位作者，计算机科学家，因为它的Deep Work还是很出名，秉承他的专业背景，一如既往的，文笔流畅逻辑清晰，通俗易懂。 好久没有买书了，在前几天离美之前，让老弟载我去巴尔的摩的巴诺书店买了这本实体书，大概扫了一遍，完全有读下去的欲望。 去书店...  

Cal Newport 是我很喜欢的一位作者，计算机科学家，因为它的Deep Work还是很出名，秉承他的专业背景，一如既往的，文笔流畅逻辑清晰，通俗易懂。 好久没有买书了，在前几天离美之前，让老弟载我去巴尔的摩的巴诺书店买了这本实体书，大概扫了一遍，完全有读下去的欲望。 去书店...  

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用户评价

很多细节有启发，不过，作为一本讨论极简主义的书，本身语言非常不极简主义！

精华是前三章： “Digital minimalists see new technologies as tools to be used to support things they deeply value—not as sources of value themselves.”，后面四章讲的是具体实践，略显冗余。有空写长评，也会在 ProdNotes 系列里更新部分实践。

这本书的文笔十分诡异，很像是一个高中词汇量的作者拿一本thesaurus写出来的。很多逻辑有问题。但是主题是好的，材料收集也不错，所以还是值得读一下的。

精华是前三章： “Digital minimalists see new technologies as tools to be used to support things they deeply value—not as sources of value themselves.”，后面四章讲的是具体实践，略显冗余。有空写长评，也会在 ProdNotes 系列里更新部分实践。

这本书的文笔十分诡异，很像是一个高中词汇量的作者拿一本thesaurus写出来的。很多逻辑有问题。但是主题是好的，材料收集也不错，所以还是值得读一下的。