Minimalismo digital: Para uma vida profunda em um mundo superficial

Em Minimalismo Digital, o autor Cal Newport apresenta uma filosofia para que os leitores reflitam sobre o uso da tecnologia. São dicas para quem quer usufruir do mundo digital de modo mais saudável, aproveitando os momentos offline da vida. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller'Newport is making a bid to be the Marie Kondo of technology: someone with an actual plan for helping you realize the digital pursuits that do, and don't, bring value to your life.'--Ezra Klein, VoxMinimalism 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.In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives.Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience'fear of missing out'because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction.Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions.Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day'digital declutter'process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control.Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way. O minimalismo é a arte de saber quanto é suficiente. O minimalismo digital aplica essa ideia ao nosso uso da tecnologia. Ele é o segredo para vivermos uma vida focada em um mundo cada vez mais caótico. Neste livro oportuno e esclarecedor, o autor do best-seller Trabalho Focado apresenta uma filosofia para o uso de tecnologia que já melhorou inúmeras vidas. Minimalistas digitais estão ao nosso redor. São pessoas tranquilas e felizes, que estendem longas conversas sem olhares furtivos para seus smartphones. Eles se perdem em um bom livro, em um projeto de carpintaria ou em uma corrida matinal sem pressa. Divertem-se com amigos e familiares sem o desejo obsessivo de documentar a experiência. Eles se informam sobre as notícias do dia, mas não se sentem oprimidos por elas. Não experimentam um "medo de perder alguma coisa", porque já sabem quais atividades concedem significado a suas vidas e lhes satisfazem. Agora, Newport nomeia esse movimento silencioso e traz um argumento persuasivo para sua urgência em nosso mundo saturado de tecnologia. Dicas advindas do senso comum, como desativar as notificações, ou rituais esporádicos, como tirar férias do universo digital, não são suficientes para nos ajudar a retomar o controle de nossas vidas no que tange às tecnologias; e as tentativas de se afastar completamente são complicadas por cobranças de familiares, amigos e do trabalho. Diferentemente, precisamos de um método ponderado para decidir quais ferramentas usar, com quais objetivos e sob quais condições. Com base em uma variedade diversificada de exemplos da vida real, de agricultores amish a pais aflitos e programadores do Vale do Silício, Newport identifica as práticas comuns de minimalistas digitais e as ideias que as respaldam. Ele mostra como os minimalistas digitais têm repensado sua relação com as mídias sociais, redescobrindo os prazeres do mundo offline e se reconectando a sua essência através de períodos regulares de solidão. Por fim, ele compartilha estratégias para integrar essas práticas em sua vida, iniciando com um processo de "faxina digital" de 30 dias que já ajudou milhares de pessoas a se sentirem menos sobrecarregadas e com maior controle de suas vidas. A tecnologia não é inerentemente boa nem ruim. O segredo é usá-la para viabilizar seus objetivos e valores, em vez de deixá-la usar você. Este livro o ensina a fazer isso. 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. In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction. Now, Newport gives us a name for this quiet movement, and makes a persuasive case for its urgency in our tech-saturated world. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions. Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control. Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you. This book shows the way. "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. Digital minimalists are all around us. They're the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don't feel overwhelmed by it. They don't experience "fear of missing out" because they already know which activities provide them meaning and satisfaction. Common sense tips, like turning off notifications, or occasional rituals like observing a digital sabbath, don't go far enough in helping us take back control of our technological lives, and attempts to unplug completely are complicated by the demands of family, friends and work. What we need instead is a thoughtful method to decide what tools to use, for what purposes, and under what conditions. Drawing on a diverse array of real-life examples, from Amish farmers to harried parents to Silicon Valley programmers, Cal Newport identifies the common practices of digital minimalists and the ideas that underpin them. He shows how digital minimalists are rethinking their relationship to social media, rediscovering the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnecting with their inner selves through regular periods of solitude. He then shares strategies for integrating these practices into your life, starting with a thirty-day "digital declutter" process that has already helped thousands feel less overwhelmed and more in control. Technology is intrinsically neither good nor bad. The key is using it to support your goals and values, rather than letting it use you." --Jacket "It's official: excessive "internetting," smartphoning, and social media make us miserable. But it doesn't have to be that way. Over the last decade, recognized journalist Blake Snow rigorously researched, tested, and developed several connectivity strategies for finding offline balance in an online world, which resulted in this, his first book. In Log Off: How to Stay Connected after Disconnecting, Snow passionately, succinctly, and sometimes humorously explains how to hit refresh for good, do more with less online, live large on low-caloric technology, increase facetime with actual people, outperform workaholics in half the time, and tunefully blend both analog and digital lives with no regrets. If the "offline balance movement" is real, this is its playbook."--Back cover It's Official: Excessive Internetting, Smartphoning, And Social Media Make Us Miserable. But It Doesn't Have To Be That Way. Over The Last Decade, Recognized Journalist Blake Snow Rigorously Researched, Tested, And Developed Several Connectivity Strategies For Finding Offline Balance In An Online World, Which Resulted In This, His First Book. In Log Off: How To Stay Connected After Disconnecting, Snow Passionately, Succinctly, And Sometimes Humorously Explains How To Hit Refresh For Good, Do More With Less Online, Live Large On Low-caloric Technology, Increase Facetime With Actual People, Outperform Workaholics In Half The Time, And Tunefully Blend Both Analog And Digital Lives With No Regrets. If The Offline Balance Movement Is Real, This Is Its Playbook. -- Back Cover The key to living well in a high tech world is to spend much less time using technology. In recent years, our culture's relationship with personal technology has transformed from something exciting into something darker. Innovations like smartphones and social media are useful, but many of us are increasingly troubled by how much control these tools seem to exert over our daily experiences – including how we spend our free time and how we feel about ourselves. In Digital Minimalism, Newport proposes a bold solution: a minimalist approach to technology use in which you radically reduce the time you spend online, focusing on a small set of carefully-selected activities while happily ignoring the rest.