Cal Newport · 2019
A self-help book advocating for the intentional reduction of digital technology use to focus on meaningful activities.
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“Now, in my 2019 book, Digital Minimalism, I get into this. This is one of the big things I suggest. The term we use in that book is fences.”
Cal Newport, Host on The Cal Newport ShowA Better Way to Think About Tech
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“Then I got a bit stuck with Twitter, but also left it after reading your book, Digital Minimalism.”
“So on this show and in my books, I talk a lot about time management and attention management strategies.”
Cal Newport, Host on The Cal Newport ShowWhen Productivity Theory Meets Practice
“Now, this is the core idea from my book, Digital Minimalism. I don't believe in detoxing in the sense of take a break and then go back to what you're doing before.”
Why: It dives into all the details of digital decluttering.
Cal Newport, Host on The Cal Newport ShowClassic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice
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“If you want to find out more about this, my book, Digital Minimalism, of course, dives into all these details, but hopefully I've given you enough there to get you started.”
“So here's a mystery that has long interested me. Back when I was working on my 2019 book, Digital Minimalism, I ran an experiment where I recruited around…”
Cal Newport, Host on The Cal Newport ShowWhy Do Digital Detoxes Fail? What Works Better? | Monday Advice
“The first is essentially the case that you made for social media in many apps and digital minimalism made towards these tracking tools, which is that people only see the benefits, but they don't acknowledge the potential costs that comes with all this tracking.”
Brad Stolberg, Guest on The Cal Newport ShowAm I Optimizing Too Much? | Monday Advice
“Deep work, digital minimalism, life without email. So that was the correct title, right? Life without a world without email.”
Why: The books were instrumental in setting up their approach to work.
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“As always, I'm Cal Newport, and this is Deep Questions, the show for people seeking depth in a distracted world.”
Cal Newport, Host
“Back in 2019, I published a book called Digital Minimalism. It argued that we should be much more intentional about what digital technologies we use and how we use them.”
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“I read Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport in 2023 and took some concrete steps to fix things. I did everything you'd expect, like setting time limits, carrying my phone in my rucksack, only using desktop sites.”
“My next book was called Digital Minimalism. That was about technology. My next book after that was called A World Without Email.”
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A World Without Email
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Slow Productivity
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A Brief History of Intelligence
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Flow
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Dopamine Nation
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Discussed together in: Can I Be a Digital Minimalist in 2026? | Monday Advice (The Cal Newport Show)
The Odyssey
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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
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Discussed together in: Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice (The Cal Newport Show)