![]() ![]() And now I want to re-read the book but my friend has it. Although that person is no longer in my life, I'm grateful for the renewed vigor and perspective I've found for myself. I now have gotten myself a remote internship which I'm enjoying very much, have resumed exercising and good food habits, and am now generally more involved in the household than before. Trash the world's metrics of productivity and profit and just do what you feel like doing - but with discipline and fortitude. Digital Minimalism and How to Do Nothing could both be categorized as highbrow how-toan artist and a computer scientist, both of them in their thirties, wrestling with the same timely. I can sing my own tune, pick my own rhythm. I recently met someone who inspired me to reevaluate my life and realize that I don't have to crash just because the world is. I fell into my old habits harder than before, even picked up some bad habits which I didn't really have (binge watching Netflix for hours, for instance). But then COVID lockdown happened, and took with it my grad school and moving out plans. ![]() ![]() This book really changed my perspective on life and I was well on track to implementing much of what it said - attempts at using my phone as just a tool, minimalism, a simpler life, withdrawing from the constant commodification and dopamine feedback loop of social media. Has anyone read the book in the title? I feel like I want to talk about it today, and this sub is the best place for sharing my thoughts about this I suppose. ![]()
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