PROFESSOR Explains Why & How You Should QUIT SOCIAL MEDIA | Cal Newport & Lewis Howes

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to academic research, he writes about the intersection of technology and society. He’s particularly interested in the impact of new technologies on our ability to perform productive work or lead satisfying lives.

Cal recommends building “fences” around our phones so that we’re not using them mindlessly all day.

So get ready to learn more tools to be more focused, present and creative on Episode 770.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How to train your focus (2:00)
The three benefits from being alone (8:00)
Why you need “analog” hobbies (30:00)
Why anxiety has risen in younger generations (32:00)
The reason Cal recommends 30 days away from technology (43:00)
Plus much more…

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Lewis Howes is a NY Times Bestselling author, entrepreneur, and former professional Arena League football player. He hosts The School of Greatness, a talk show distributed as a podcast. Learn and hear the stories of various successful people around the world, become inspired, motivated and educated with the SCHOOL OF GREATNESS. lewishowes.com/book

15 Reasons Why People Are GIVING UP On Social Media

Find out what makes people stop ‘keeping up with the Joneses’
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In this Alux.com video we will be answering the following questions:
What are 15 Ways Social Media Affects Our Mental Health?
What are 15 Ways Social Media Is Harming You
In what ways social media negatively affects your mental health?
What are 15 negative effects of social media
What are some negative effects of social media?
What are the negative effects of social media on society?
What are the social media negative effects
Why social media is bad for society?
What are the negative effects of social media on mental health?
Why celebs are quitting social media?
Is quitting social media possible?
Which celebrities quit social media?
Which celebrities are not on social media?
Why do celebrities use Twitter instead of Facebook?
Do celebrities actually use social media?
Do celebrities run their own Instagram accounts?
Why did I quit social media?
What happens when you quit social media?
Why should I quit social media?
Why should I quit Instagram?
Why is social media so hard to quit?

00:00 – Intro
00:39 – It’s an unrealistic expectation
01:20 – We’ve stopped caring what the Joneses ate for breakfast
02:12 – It’s a lot of bad news, all the time
02:50 – The hate is real
03:48 – Social media has lost its sense of humour
04:45 – Personal information security
05:08 – Dodgy Past Post history /reputational damage
05:56 – To take back their time
06:36 – Unsustainable Social Strain
07:23 – It’s just the end of the journey as we know it
08:15 – Tension between IRL and ORL, are we more connected or less.
09:02 – It makes us impatient IRL
09:35 – We crave substance compared to oversimplified information
10:08 – It’s too distracting
10:50 – They’ve identified the “echo chamber” and want out
11:46 – Question


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