![]() ![]() ![]() In one study by Dscout, the average number of taps, swipes, and clicks was 2,617 per person per day. The average user spends about three hours a day looking at their smart phone screen. There are all sorts of quantifications of our addictions. In the last five years or so, experts like Newport have documented the extent of our compulsive use of the internet and social media, especially on our smart phones (a key point of his book). That's because he's leading the charge in what he calls "digital minimalism." And he invites us to join the resistance. ![]() He says that his smart phone "plays a relatively minor role" in his life. Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (New York: Portfolio Penguin, 2019), 284pp.Ĭal Newport is a professor of computer science at Georgetown University, but you won't find him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. ![]()
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