![]() Creating a strategy for sustainable technology use is as much leaving something behind as it is discovering something new and meaningful.A person who can’t finish a sprint is supposed to run a marathon. ![]() When the problem is overuse of technologies and the cure is to let go of them all at once, just picturing it mentally can feel devastating. The threshold to start the digital declutter process is very high. ![]() I believe in Newport’s concept, but there are some characteristics that limit it only to the hardheaded. Afterwards, each technology is evaluated for the value it serves before introducing it back into one’s life, if at all.ĭigital minimalism is a concept created by Cal Newport, an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, and described fully in his book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. The idea behind digital minimalism is to help create a strategy for sustainable technology use, starting with a rapid digital declutter process, where all optional technologies are avoided for 30 days. ![]()
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