25. Digital Minimalism
Stimulus | Helping Doctors overcome burnout, excel in leadership, and unlock their most fulfilling careers
English - October 19, 2020 15:00 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MBMedicine Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement career leadership burnout doctor physician Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Our digital lives have become cluttered, scattered, and reflexive rather than intentional. Is it time for a change? In this episode, Rob and Dan McCollum, review the principles and exercises laid out in the book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World. Taking it a step further, they share what happened when they went full on guinea pig and dove deep into the process.
Guest Bio: Dan McCollum, MD is an emergency physician, associate professor, and associate residency director at the Medical College of Georgia. Here more of Dan from Stimulus Episode #1 Verbal Judo.
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We discuss:
Why digital minimalism is something we might want to consider doing [03:07];Most of the interactions that we have with social media are of low value [05:40];The truth about why most people participate in social media [06:15];The core principles of digital minimalism [07:20];Cal Newport’s method for using phones, computers, and apps in a way that they are net positive [11:00];Tips and observations from Rob’s and Dan’s 30-day breaks from technology [13:10];The process for reintroducing technology after the 30 day declutter [19:00];Strategies Rob and Dan have employed for using technology differently, months after a declutter [21:00];Dan’s bottom line about digital minimalism [27:25].