![]() I counted my possessions, I whittled my wardrobe down to thirty-three items, I preached the gospel of decluttering. I read all the major blogs, devouring post after post from Becoming Minimalist, Zen Habits, The Minimalists, Be More With Less, you get the picture. As an aspirationally bohemian college student who also happened to be living in dorm rooms smaller than the average Angeleno’s closet, I liked the simplicity that minimalism promised. Newport’s use of the term “minimalism,” also piqued my interest, given that I made my first forays into the blogging world through the online minimalist community of the late aughts/early 20-teen years. The subtitle, Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, spoke directly to the sense of overwhelm I’ve been feeling lately at the sheer volume of information I consume through a variety of technological platforms. Newport’s new release intrigued me, though. My aversion to what I like to call “productivity porn,” the genre of modern writing that glorifies work product above humanity, meant that I have had absolutely zero interest in reading Deep Work since it first came out a few years back. Over the last couple of months, one book appeared again and again in the newsletters I receive from my favorite writers: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, Georgetown computer science professor and author of the wildly popular productivity manifesto Deep Work. Curious? Me too! Wondering if I’m bonkers? Same! Gonna try it anyway? Challenge accepted. The exception is technology that I need to do my job, because a digital detox definitely won’t hold up as an excuse if my boss fires me for refusing to check Steve from Finance’s email. Basically, I’m stepping away from any and all “new” technologies (like Facebook and Netflix, not my electric toothbrush) for a whole month. I’ve also been working on setting boundaries in many of my relationships, which has already been life-changing in ways that are too personal for me to share on the good old interwebs.īut the reset that I am most excited to tell you about is the impending Digital Declutter. I haven’t really had any revelations as a result of kicking my vegan chocolate chip habit, but regardless, I’ll report back after the experiment ends on May 15th. I’m currently halfway through a no-refined-sugar month, which hasn’t been nearly as difficult as one might expect. The cause might be my desire for a little spring cleaning, or maybe it’s because I’m changing my antidepressants-maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s psych meds!-but I’ve been dusting off and tuning up my habits. I’ve been on a bit of a kick with resetting my life lately. Make sure you read Part Two for my conclusions and reflections after completing the experiment! This is the first of two blog posts about my digital declutter.
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