Digital Minimalism
"By working backward from their deep values to their technology choices, digital minimalists transform these innovations from a source of distraction into tools to support a life well lived. By doing so, they break the spell that has made so many people feel like they’re losing control to their screens."
— Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism (2019)
Introduction
| Digital Minimalism | |
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| Full title | Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World |
| Author | Cal Newport |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Technology; Digital well-being; Productivity; Attention; Social media |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Self-help |
| Publisher | Portfolio |
Publication date | 5 February 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-53651-2 |
| Goodreads rating | 4.1/5 (as of 4 November 2025) |
| Website | penguinrandomhouse.com |
Chapter summary
This outline follows the Portfolio hardcover edition (2019; ISBN 978-0-525-53651-2).[1][2] Table of contents verified via library catalogue.[3]
I – Foundations
🗡️ 1 – A Lopsided Arms Race.
🧘 2 – Digital Minimalism.
🧹 3 – The Digital Declutter.
II – Practices
🌲 4 – Spend Time Alone.
🚫👍 5 – Don’t Click “Like.”
🎨 6 – Reclaim Leisure.
🛡️ 7 – Join the Attention Resistance.
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References
- ↑ "Digital Minimalism". Penguin Random House. Portfolio. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Digital minimalism: choosing a focused life in a noisy world". WorldCat. OCLC. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Digital minimalism — Table of contents". Marmot Library Network. Marmot Library Network. Retrieved 4 November 2025.