"Digital Minimalism"
Added 2019-03-28 12:05:00 +0000 UTCPatreon Exclusive! In this Maximal episode, Joshua & Ryan talk about digital clutter, technological exhaustion, quitting social media, and overall online health with their friend Cal Newport, author of the new book Digital Minimalism, and they answer the following questions:
How do I determine if it will be worth it to convert my physical photographs into digital files? (48:06)
How do I determine if my unpublished creations are worth sharing with an audience? (51:35)
What is the ideal minimalist approach to digital productivity? (1:00:30)
LINKS
Article: “Digital Minimalism for Parents”
Article: “The Machine Stops”
Book: Digital Minimalism
Book: Everything That Remains
Book: Girl with Curious Hair
Coffee: Bandit Coffee Co.
Explore: 1DollarScan
Explore: Distraction Free for YouTube
Explore: Doxie Scanner
Explore: WDS
Essay: Photo-Scanning Party
Instagram: Colleen McCulla
Instagram: Podcast Shawn
Instagram: Jessica Williams
Podcast: Andrew Schulz
Watch: Minimalism Documentary
Watch: Screenless Saturdays
Website: GTD
Website: Jordan Moore
Website: Cal Newport
Website: Jessica Williams
YouTube: Matt D’Avella
MAXIMS
“Not everything that leaves your quill is profound.” —Joshua Fields Millburn
“If everything is precious, then nothing is precious.” —Ryan Nicodemus
“You can’t get better unless you’re willing to get your feelings hurt.” —Ryan Nicodemus
This Maximal episode corresponds with Minimal episode 173.
Comments
Thank you so much for this episode. I have subsequently bought Cal's book and although I'm only a quarter through it, I'm starting to implement some personal digital minimalism. It sounds rediculous but this was the 'excuse' I needed to free myself from the anxiety and fake responsibility social media has given my personal and business life.
Gina Lucia
2019-03-31 21:13:15 +0000 UTCThanks so much guys! Fantastic and timely episode - just what I needed as I have been feeling a good bit of tech fatigue lately. And thank you for taking my question about the photos! I love the idea of a scanning party but the problem is I don't have any printed photos, I have boxes full of negatives that need developing and only a handful of companies develop the kind of film I have. So ... I wanted to share my update - I actually took a step toward getting some of these digitally developed and I found that I could use the same concept behind the packing party to choose only the pictures I really wanted to see. The company records all of the negatives that you send them, they send you an email to tell you what's "in your cart" - I then went through and read the labels of each cartridge to choose only the ones I truly wanted to see and keep, and those are the ones I paid to get developed. Once they developed the film, I was even able to go in and view them and download only the ones I wanted. It was worth every penny - I had so much fun looking through the digital pics and sharing them instantly with friends for a good throwback.
Corinne Guidi
2019-03-29 13:27:47 +0000 UTC
