The Perks of Living Without Social Media | Cal Newport

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Cal Newport talks about the perks of living without social media. Cal lists four reasons why avoiding social media will benefit your life. Cal explains how you can #EmbraceBoredom. He then explains how you can substitute high quality leisure (like exercise and reading) for the infinite scroll.

Avoiding social media also lowers your sense of self importance. And finally, you'll have more privacy when you shut it down.

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0:00 Cal's intro
0:51 Cal talks about the 4 perks and More Boredom
2:59 Cal explains High Quality Leisure
4:06 Lower your anxiety
6:31 Cal talks about Privacy
10:00 Being manipulated by social media

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About Cal Newport:
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives.

Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner.

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