Welcome to Litsy!

No grand revelations but still a good listen and great reminders to be aware of our digital reliance.

Starting this on #kindle just don't touch my eBooks 😜😂

This book blew my mind and I‘m hoping to say in a month that it changed my life. I‘m going to implement the digital declutter experiment for the month of September.

Highly recommend, especially if you feel overwhelmed by the amount of digital platforms striving for your attention.

I thought this book was amazing! My husband and I have already been on a journey to slash unhealthy digital habits, and this book gave me some of the why behind what we are feeling and good practical steps to take.

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.

+clear action steps
- seemed wordy/ a lot of fluff and filler

I'm not saying I can read ten books in three days, but I'm not saying I can't either. #goodreads #readingchallenge

When you avoid solitude, you miss out on the positive things it brings you: the ability to clarify hard problems, to regulate your emotions, to build moral courage, and to strengthen relationships. If you suffer from chronic solitude deprivation, therefore, the quality of your life degrades.

Cal Newport: The urge to check Twitter or refresh Reddit becomes a nervous twitch that shatters uninterrupted time into shards too small to support the presence necessary for an intentional life.
Me: 🤔…😱…🤯…
Also me: Gotta post this on Litsy

If you must use these services, however, and you hope to do so without ceding authority over your time and attention, it‘s crucial to understand that this is not a casual decision. You‘re instead waging a David and Goliath battle against institutions that are both impossibly rich and intent on using this wealth to stop you from winning.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 I‘ve been finding myself in nonsense phone checking/scrolling mode a lot recently, so picked this back up for some ideas. I like the ideas about minimizing everything optional for a few weeks to see what you want to bring back, and I want to think more on how to bring in some high quality leisure activities (a class? a project?) but also find the author sort of smug. ⬇️

The attention Economy has been with us since the 1800s but this is just out of control.

My favorite coffee place, a little Frank crooning in the background and a book... I have found my nirvana... happy Thursday my bibliophiles!

Now there's a visual I can not get out of my head!

Annnnnd back to this one. ALONE TIME! YIPPEE!

WoW! So that's something to ponder for awhile.

So this has been happening for hundreds of years and this is the best name I've come across so far...

Attention Economy Conglomerates...

2 1/2 ⭐

Started out really well, but I started to peter out toward the end. Just a smidge too long.

1st goal of #CYOreadathon met!

Americans tend to embrace the "low-information diet": a concept first popularized by Tim Ferriss, in which you aggressively eliminate sources of news and information to help reclaim more time for other pursuits.

Well this explains a lot.?

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

@Branwen said anyone who wanted to play was tagged 😁

1a I've been reading the tagged book. It has me thinking about being a better quality reader. Over the past decade I've gotten in the habit of reading for quantity and not quality. I want to take June to reflect on and recuperate my reader self before Internet challenges changed me.

1b That's not going to stop me from #ReadYourSign!

2. Hot tea

You're tagged!

I think this is so true, and why a website like Etsy is so valuable to buyers and sellers. I was raised to be crafty. I love making things. I find I have to consciously put my electronic devises out of sight, because they‘re such a time suck (not you Litsy!) to get myself motivated to do embroidery or make scrapbooks, etc. even though I love my hobbies!

https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/05/22/the-lost-satisfactions-of-manual-comp...

But the next suggestion is to not use optional technologies for the next 30 days and that's just crazy talk. 🤣

Newport lays out the simple groundwork for a digital detox that leads to reducing our dependence on (and addiction to) various devices and social media.

Read February 15-18
Rated 3.5/5 ⭐️
Book 11/60

"It is now possible to completely banish solitude from your life."
"Simply put, humans are not wired to be constantly wired."

Fascinating and helpful information if you have determined you spend entirely too much time online, as I recently have. Much practical information about how we get to this point in our lives and how we can change and correct the problem.

I enjoyed this hard book. It was hard to think about my own technology tendencies and over dependence but good as I want something better. This book helped me think through my use and plan for a less anxious and less distracted way.

A succinct dive into the twisted reality of digital distraction with emphasis on social media and the fallacy of meaningful connection we are trying to supplant face-to-face interactions with, and the more depressing fact that people are distracted away from their creative potential.

The second half of the book wanes a bit but does offer actionable steps to help remedy the many issues written about in the first part.

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This one is really making me reconsider my digital habits! Of all the social media though Litsy is definitely a more positive place!!

Main reason I only go to the Alamo Drafthouse for movies!

Reading this book while taking the city bus for the first time. This city isn't known for its public transportation, but it wasn't bad! Maybe a bit longer of a commute than if I drove, but hey - I didn't have to drive, AND I got reading time in. Win win!
(No, I didn't leave my phone at home tho... maybe next time!)

#nonfiction2019 #yourpick an insightful and interesting look at the degree to which digital devices suck up our leisure time. Its important conversation to have with ourselves, and Newport offers practical tips for making deliberate tech choices to minimize the intrusion and reclaim our leisure time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Enjoyed the philosophy and theories in Digital Minimalism, but didn‘t feel blown away by any of the ideas — but completely agree with the need to step back and evaluate your own digital life at certain points, to make sure you‘re not missing your real life.

This has impacted me so much to rethink how i spend my time. Who do i give my energy to?

A small but enticing library haul today! Been anxiously awaiting the release of Cal Newport's latest.

Feels like I‘m cheating just posting this here...lol. Transform your digital life by choosing what tech you need and enhances instead of distracts from living. #digitaldetox #transformation #theshallows

This book focuses on some of the practices and ideas one can use to cultivate a sustainable digital minimalist lifestyle - with each section ending with a tactics one can implement along the journey.⁣ 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Image 10/~15 from #NYC‘s Amazon bookstore!

I had only heard of 3 of these books before, so I‘m very glad to have come across this great topical display.

Have you read any of these?!

Bottom line: Overall, the book is long on extended anecdotes about famous historical figures' habits of solitude and judgment on what constitutes meaningful experiences and communication, and short on substantive advice on how to use new technologies as useful tools vs. mindless time-sucks.

Full Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2739717040

“When someone instigates a low-quality connection—say a text message conversation or social media ping—suggest they call or meet you during your office hours sometime when it is convenient for them.”

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My current read on this chilly Saturday