The superstar effect, in other words, has a broader application today than Rosen could have predicted thirty years ago. An increasing number of indiv… - Cal Newport

With so little input from labor, the proportion of this wealth that flows back to the machine owners — in this case, the venture investors — is without precedent. It’s no wonder that a venture capitalist I interviewed for my last book admitted to me with some concern, “Everyone wants my job.

By working backward from their deep values to their technology choices, digital minimalists transform these innovations from a source of distraction into tools to support a life well lived. By doing so, they break the spell that has made so many people feel like they’re losing control to their screens.

The relentless overload that’s wearing us down is generated by a belief that ‘good’ work requires increasing busyness — faster responses to email and chats, more meetings, more tasks, more hours.