Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle cover image

Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

TMBA479: Quitting Social Media - “The ‘Walled Garden’ Experiment Is a Big Failure”

Feb 7, 2019
53:35

On today's episode, Dan and Ian are delighted to welcome one of their favorite authors back to the show.

Cal Newport is a Computer Science professor, who has spent his career writing about the intersection of technology and culture in the contemporary digital age.

Cal joins us this week to talk about his new book, Digital Minimalism, which is all about the dangers and distractions of social media.

This interview covers a broad range of topics, including the psychology behind the "Walled Gardens" of social media, why Cal invited 1,600 people to go on a month-long "Digital Declutter", how we can develop a philosophy to improve the way that we interact with technology in our lives, and much, much more.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode