8. März 2024
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A must read for anyone who has a social media app installed.

Social media is a hole. A hole for your attention to drift into and absorb it until there is none left. The sole purpose of social media is to sell that attention for their benefit and this is the reason why they come up with attention grabbing features that make you forget the endless time you spend in it. You may think you check your social media for maybe an hour a day. I assure you, if you carefully track that time you will be surprised. Anyone who thinks "i barely have time after work" most likely wastes their time in social media (or news sites) or more generally apps and sites that provide neglectible amounts of positive influence on your life with all the attention you have to spare. This book goes deep to explore ways to get rid og this deep addiction most people have. I am very glad I deleted my facebook account long ago, never used tiktok or instagram, and removed reddit about a year ago after realising what gigantic time frames it acquired of my attention. Thank you reddit for sparking that change with the move to their own - ad infested - app.

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy Worldvon Cal NewportPenguin LCC US