This is an important book that deserves careful reading and wide-spread attention. I challenge you to read it with your social media connections turned off. Here is a sampling of his ideas:
His reasoning is sound, the sources he provides in the notes are trustworthy, current, and interesting, and he writes well with a balance of humor, authority, practical advice, and caution.
I found each of the seven chapters ( “A Lopsided Arms Race, Digital Minimalism, The Digital Clutter, Spend Time Alone, Don’t Click “Like”, Reclaim Leisure, and Join the Attention Resistance”) important and thought-provoking. All made me think deeply and wince.
I admire his ability to weave into arguments and recommendations “Amish hacking,” Stoicism, Henry David Thoreau, and the over-riding theme of making technology work on behalf of specific things that you value.
I thank him for providing many simple practices for taking back control from technology.`I cannot rebut or resist his reasoned call for action.
