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      Cal Newport: How Digital Minimalism Can Help You Take Back Control of Your Life
      January 22, 2019

      Cal Newport: How Digital Minimalism Can Help You Take Back Control of Your Life

      By now you’re probably aware that technology can have a negative impact on your health. You’ve likely also experienced the stress and inability to focus that comes along with our noisy digital lives. Even when we know we’re spending too much time online or on our phones, the thought of cutting out these technologies can…

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      How to Stay Focused at Work with an 'Attention Charter'
      January 15, 2019

      How to Stay Focused at Work with an 'Attention Charter'

      Have it all, be it all, and do it all. When it comes to work, sometimes it can seem like the only path to success. You find yourself putting in more hours, downloading cool new apps, and doing your best to keep up with social media. Does this sound familiar? The risk of burnout is…

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      5 Ways for Freelancers to Reclaim Their Focus with Deep Work
      April 13, 2018

      5 Ways for Freelancers to Reclaim Their Focus with Deep Work

      Freedom Matters · LISTEN: 5 Ways For Freelancers To Reclaim Focus With Deep Work As a freelancer, you have no choice but to be a jack of all trades. Between marketing your business, responding to clients, and managing your finances, it’s a 24/7 grind. The ability to juggle a million different priorities isn’t just an…

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      Best Productivity Posts of 2017
      December 26, 2017

      Best Productivity Posts of 2017

      As 2017 draws to a close, we wanted to take the time to review some of our top productivity posts from the year. As always, we are incredibly grateful to the whole Freedom community and our many talented and knowledgeable productivity experts for sharing their expertise, experience, and advice on how to stay focused on…

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      Cal Newport: Are You Using Social Media or Being Used By It?
      October 13, 2017

      Cal Newport: Are You Using Social Media or Being Used By It?

      A Social Experiment If you, like many people, use social media and generally agree that it’s an important technology, try the following experiment. Take out a piece of paper and list your most important uses for these services — the activities that social media is well-suited to provide and that unambiguously enrich your life. This…

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      Cal Newport: Franklin Foer on Technology’s Surprising Threat to Humanity
      September 22, 2017

      Cal Newport: Franklin Foer on Technology’s Surprising Threat to Humanity

      Contemplating the Importance of Contemplation Franklin Foer has a new book coming out this week. It’s titled, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.  (more…)

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      Cal Newport: Aziz Ansari Quit the Internet
      August 14, 2017

      Cal Newport: Aziz Ansari Quit the Internet

      The Disconnected Life Aziz Ansari recently deleted the web browser from his phone and laptop. He also stopped using email, Twitter and Instagram. As he explained in an interview with GQ, when he gets into a cab, he now leaves his phone in his pocket and simply sits there and thinks; when he gets home, instead of…

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      Cal Newport: On Value and Digital Minimalism
      February 20, 2017

      Cal Newport: On Value and Digital Minimalism

       The Complexities of Simple The core idea of digital minimalism is to be more intentional about technology in your life. Digital minimalists carefully curate these technologies to best support things they value. The idea sounds simple when presented at the high-level, but in practice it dissolves into complexities. One such complexity, which I want to explore here,…

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