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Why Everyone is Talking About Digital Minimalism

Note to Self

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The Impact of Mindless Distractions on Your Life

The average millennial is up somewhere between two to three hours a day, looking at social media and related entertainment sources on their phone. Cal Newport: High quality leisure is something that's important. He says we've been losing a lot of this by just letting the screen be this escape. "I can just hit this button and a really smart algorithm will show me something that will be perfectly distracting for me," he said.

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