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Ch5, connection vs conversation. Real conv is meaningful & required for mental health- it involves picking up on rich social cues that our brains were designed to do. Conn is digital, & social media, texts, calls, & even video calls won't fill that void- & it'll replace of the more important conv. Put your phone on dnd so only emergencies go thru, don't like or comment, & set up office hours for ppl to call/meet you

Ch4, solitude. Time to think without influence from other minds is very valuable to our mental health, creativity, & intelligence, & is increasingly difficult to come by. You can be listening to something all day, or impulsively check your phone to take you out the moment. 3 things: start leaving your phone behind (even if you just leave it in the glovebox of your car), regularly go on walks alone, & JOURNAL

Ch3, end of pt1. The digital declutter: basically take a 30 day break from optional technologies that don't impact your work life. Rediscover what you're truly passionate about, and determine whether or not the technologies serve your values. If they do, ask if they do it in the best way- if they do, optimize them, if they don't, find something better to serve that purpose. Amish

Ch2, looking from the ground up to determine what technologies actually add more benefit than they subtract from your life, like the Amish & the Mennonites. Digital clutter often mitigates any benefits we'd gain from these technologies in isolation, we need to determine & optimize not just what we use but how we use it, & it feels good to use technology intentionally as opposed to automatically. Diminishing returns