Back in 2019, Cal published one of the first books arguing that we rethink our personal relationship with online tools. Can his advice still work in an age of TikTok and ChatGPT? In today’s episode, Cal dives deep into the
r/DigitalMinimalism sub-reddit to see what advice contemporary digital
minimalists are following and offers his own thoughts and
recommendations. 
 
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
 
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
 
(0:00) Can I be a Digital Minimalist in 2026?
(39:13) How can I capture notes if I’m land lining?
(40:39) For cognitive fitness, is it better to be handwriting or typing?
(42:07) A note on art museum visits
(43:46) Reactions to an article about AI and software engineering
(49:39) What the Deep Life really is
(50:46) What Cal read
(52:08) What Cal watched
 
Books:
 The Jewish Way to a Good Life (Rabbi Shira Stuntman)
 
Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow 
Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at
https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ 
Cal’s monthly book directory: <a href="https://bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?v=448bf8afad0740d18f6b109b4bd40d51">bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?</a>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeNNYMJwZtI
https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tv0k77/for_the_past_2_years_ive_been_living_like_its_the/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tv0k77/for_the_past_2_years_ive_been_living_like_its_the/</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1to631b/three_years_of_digital_minimalism_the_rewiring_is/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1to631b/three_years_of_digital_minimalism_the_rewiring_is/</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1ty27lz/limited_my_14f_screen_time_to_3_hours_a_day_and/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1ty27lz/limited_my_14f_screen_time_to_3_hours_a_day_and/</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tm9rce/where_do_you_still_find_human_curation/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1tm9rce/where_do_you_still_find_human_curation/</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1txskw9/deciding_once_instead_of_every_morning_is_the/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1txskw9/deciding_once_instead_of_every_morning_is_the/</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1u74dob/ran_a_30day_intentional_solitude_experiment/">https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/comments/1u74dob/ran_a_30day_intentional_solitude_experiment/</a>
<a href="https://www.normaltech.ai/p/why-ai-hasnt-replaced-software-engineers">https://www.normaltech.ai/p/why-ai-hasnt-replaced-software-engineers</a>
 
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Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.


































































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