TMBA 479: Quitting Social Media - “The ‘Walled Garden’ Experiment Is a Big Failure”
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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.
Listen to this week's show and learn:
How social media has discouraged people from having high quality conversations. (4:06)
The mental health problems that an entire generation who have grown up with technology are facing. (12:41)
What it means to be a "Digital Minimalist". (18:37)
Why social media is not a foundational technology. (28:22)
The true value of living an intentional life. (46:15)
Mentioned in the episode:
Before the Exit - Our New Book
TMBA Masterminds
Sponsor the TMBA Podcast
The Dynamite Circle
The DC Podcast
Help Us Choose a New Name for the TropicalMBA Podcast
DC BKK
Dynamite Jobs
Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Deep Work by Cal Newport
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
iGen by Jean M. Twenge PhD
Nicomachean Ethics
Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This
Lead Yourself First by Raymond M. Kethledge and Michael S. Erwin
Bill Maher
Blaise Pascal
Wendell Berry
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jocko Willink
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Enjoyed this podcast? Check out these:
TMBA 325: A Conversation With Ribbonfarm's Venkat Rao
TMBA 381: A Conversation with Cal Newport
TMBA 473: "Which Hill Do You Want to Die On?"
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