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Practicing\xa0minimalism\xa0with your possessions has been a trend for the past decade, and it can be a worthy practice, as long as you use it as a means to greater efficacy outside your personal domain, rather than just an end in itself.\n\nBut there's arguably a\xa0minimalism\xa0practice that's even more effective in achieving that greater efficacy:\xa0digital\xa0minimalism.\n\nMy guest has written the definitive guide to the philosophy and tactics behind\xa0digital\xa0minimalism. His name is Cal Newport and this is his third visit to the AoM Podcast. We\u2019ve had him on the show previously\xa0to discuss his books\xa0So Good They Can\u2019t Ignore You\xa0and\xa0Deep Work. Today, we discuss his latest book,\xa0Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World.\n\nWe begin our conversation discussing why\xa0digital\xa0tech feels so addicting, why Steve Jobs didn\u2019t originally intend for the iPhone to become something we check all the time, and why the common tips for reducing your smartphone use don't work and you need to implement more nuclear solutions instead. We then discuss the surprising lesson the Amish can teach you about being intentional about technology, how cleaning up your\xa0digital\xa0life is like decluttering your house, and why he recommends\xa0a 30-day tech fast to evaluate what tech you want to let back into your life. Cal then makes an argument for why you should see social media like training wheels for navigating the web, how to take those wheels off, and why you should own your own domain address. We end our conversation exploring what you should do in the free time you open up once your\xa0digital\xa0distractions\xa0are tamed, and the advanced techniques you can use to take the practice of\xa0digital\xa0minimalism\xa0to the next\xa0level.\n\nI think you'll find this a tremendously interesting and important show. \n\nGet the show notes at aom.is/digitalminimalism.