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On a personal note, it’s been a while since I stopped compulsive surfing and limited the time spent watching sports on TV. In this part, Cal Newport explains how essential it is that this time be used wisely to avoid to think something is missing and discover much more rewarding things. A methodology is given to succeed in quitting with a few radical steps. The second objective is to move on to weaning. This behaviour concerns both my 6-year-old niece and my 60-year-old father… When I visit family, I sometimes feel like I see robots that only know how to play Candy Crush on their tablet, check out the Facebook feed and get lost in useless TV news. But you and I both know that it’s not just young people who are doing this…

The numbers are frightening, with young people spending more than an hour a day on Facebook and almost five hours on social networks. The book focuses on harmful behaviours and their consequences. The bottom line is that your addiction is their profit, so they might as well tell you that they don’t care whether it’s good or bad for you.Ĭlear observation, proven problems and the promise of a methodology to correct the situation!Īs in many areas, awareness remains the basis for change. Who doesn’t have the feeling of being addicted to social networks, news websites and other web browsing cycles?I was like that for a long time before I implemented some changes in my habits.Mastering connectivity has become almost impossible and this is quite normal because all the engineers on social networks like Facebook or Twitter, with their diplomas and great intelligence, have one goal: to get you hooked.Įvery time you go to these sites and applications, you see many ads and every one of those views is billed. What are the main ideas? What did I think about it? I tell you (almost) everything.

Written by Cal Newport, an author who previously published Deep Work, the book is entirely dedicated to a method to decrease your connectivity. I have just finished a new book that I would like to present to you: Digital Minimalism.