DIGITAL MINIMALISM HAS a prescription: a month of abstinence from all modern technology except the essentials, such as work email and texts with family. After that, a slow, selective reintroduction of devices and apps, each one allowed back if, and only if, it boosts productivity or gratifies leisure. But really: What does Cal Newport, a father of three, Georgetown professor, bestselling author, theoretician, and aspiring maker, know about using time well? – Alexander George
POPULAR MECHANICS: This book made me think of how much I covet new gadgets and apps, even though most of them don’t enable anything I can’t already do. So why do I still want them?
Cal Newport: The way we think about new technology, such as social media or smartphones, is different from any other tool.…
