Examples similar to those given above are voluminous and point to a clear conclusion: regular doses of solitude, mixed in with our default mode of so… - Cal Newport

for the first time in human history solitude is starting to fade away altogether.

The Minimalist Technology Screen To allow an optional technology back into your life at the end of the digital declutter, it must: Serve something you deeply value (offering some benefit is not enough). Be the best way to use technology to serve this value (if it’s not, replace it with something better). Have a role in your life that is constrained with a standard operating procedure that specifies when and how you use it.

Feynman was adamant in avoiding administrative duties because he knew they would only decrease his ability to do the one thing that mattered most in his professional life: “to do real good physics work.

continuous and harsh feedback he received accelerated the growth of his ability.