How to Kick Your Scrolling Habit (Practical Advice)

The best way to kick your scrolling habit is to introduce more “high quality leisure” into your life. But how do you accomplish this goal? In this replay of a classic episode from February, 2024, Cal walks through six new habits – what he calls a “high quality leisure toolkit” – for rebuilding your life around more meaningful activities.

Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo

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(0:00) Confronting Your Phone
(13:06) What does Cal think about Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves To Death”?
(17:45) Can you pursue high quality leisure after a day filled with deep work?
(21:56) Can commercial breaks be used for high quality leisure?
(25:04) Will digital minimalism work in an age of augmented reality?
(31:26) How can a full time YouTuber practice digital minimalism?
(38:34) How to share content online?
(46:27) Cost-benefit analysis of technology usage
(49:09) JRR Tolkien’s Search for Depth

Links:

https://twitter.com/explore/tabs/trending
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/popular/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?lang=en
https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-consolations-of-fantasy

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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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