Quitting Social Media: How To Declutter Life & Discover Your True Self Again | Cal Newport

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at Cal Newport talks about artists revolt against social media in Episode 295 of the Deep Questions podcast. In this episode Cal takes a closer look at a growing trend of artists quitting social media and instead reverting to old fashioned websites. Are these acts of principled sacrifice or a sustainable way to be creative online? Cal argues for the latter, showing how the internet without social media curation algorithms can be a place of rich discovery and audience building. He then takes questions on similar topics and ends by playing a few rounds of “deep or crazy” during the final segment. Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: Listen to Episode Here: Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity”at Thanks to our Sponsors: 0:00 A Quiet Revolt Against Social Media 37:59 Is my deep living too extreme? 40:36 LinkedIn is getting toxic. Should I quit that too? 44:10 Where do online articles fit into the life of a digital minimalist? 47:44 Did Cal design the specifications for the hardcover copy of “Slow Productivity”? 51:12 How do I not feel overwhelmed by online content after a Digital Declutter? 54:17 Obsessing over quality 59:41 Applying lessons from “Digital Minimalism” 1:06:54 Deep or Crazy? Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal’s BLOG and website: 🔴Check out Cal’s books: 🔴Check out The Deep Life: 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. The videos are considered to be used under the “Fair Use Doctrine“ of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don’t use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast