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-date = 2023-10-05T02:10:47+00:00
-title = "Digital Minimalism"
-description = "Some personal reflections on digital minimalism."
-+++
-
-I've written [a note about minimalism](/notes/minimalism) before, but I wanted 
-to dedicate some time to reflect on digital minimalism and how I've been able 
-to minimize the impact of digital devices in my life.
-
-> These changes crept up on us and happened fast, before we had a chance to step 
-> back and ask what we really wanted out of the rapid advances of the past 
-> decade. We added new technologies to the periphery of our experience for minor 
-> reasons, then woke  one morning to discover that they had colonized the core 
-> of our daily life. We didn’t, in other words, sign up for the digital world in 
-> which we’re currently entrenched; we seem to have stumbled backward into it. 
-> *(Digital Minimalism, 2019)*
-
-## The Principles of Digital Minimalism
-
-As noted in Cal Newport's book, *Digital Minimalism*, there are three main 
+#+title: Digital Minimalism
+#+date:  2023-10-05
+
+I've written [[/notes/minimalism][a note about minimalism]] before, but I wanted to dedicate some time
+to reflect on digital minimalism and how I've been able to minimize the impact
+of digital devices in my life.
+
+#+begin_quote
+These changes crept up on us and happened fast, before we had a chance to step
+back and ask what we really wanted out of the rapid advances of the past
+decade. We added new technologies to the periphery of our experience for minor
+reasons, then woke one morning to discover that they had colonized the core of
+our daily life. We didn't, in other words, sign up for the digital world in
+which we're currently entrenched; we seem to have stumbled backward into
+it.
+
+/(Digital Minimalism, 2019)/
+#+end_quote
+
+** The Principles of Digital Minimalism
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: the-principles-of-digital-minimalism
+:END:
+As noted in Cal Newport's book, /Digital Minimalism/, there are three main
 principles to digital minimalism that I tend to agree with:
 
 1. Clutter is costly.
-	- Digital minimalists recognize that cluttering their time and attention 
-	with too many devices, apps, and services creates an overall negative 
-	cost that can swamp the small benefits that each individual item 
-	provides in isolation.
+   - Digital minimalists recognize that cluttering their time and attention with
+     too many devices, apps, and services creates an overall negative cost that
+     can swamp the small benefits that each individual item provides in
+     isolation.
 2. Optimization is important.
-	- Digital minimalists believe that deciding a particular technology 
-	supports something they value is only the first step. To truly extract 
-	its full potential benefit, it’s necessary to think carefully about how 
-	they’ll use the technology.
+   - Digital minimalists believe that deciding a particular technology supports
+     something they value is only the first step. To truly extract its full
+     potential benefit, it's necessary to think carefully about how they'll use
+     the technology.
 3. Intentionality is satisfying.
-	- Digital minimalists derive significant satisfaction from their general 
-	commitment to being more intentional about how they engage with new 
-	technologies. This source of satisfaction is independent of the specific 
-	decisions they make and is one of the biggest reasons that minimalism 
-	tends to be immensely meaningful to its practitioners.
-
-## Taking Action
-
-In order to put the logic into practice, I've created a few new habits and 
+   - Digital minimalists derive significant satisfaction from their general
+     commitment to being more intentional about how they engage with new
+     technologies. This source of satisfaction is independent of the specific
+     decisions they make and is one of the biggest reasons that minimalism tends
+     to be immensely meaningful to its practitioners.
+
+** Taking Action
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: taking-action
+:END:
+In order to put the logic into practice, I've created a few new habits and
 continued performing old habits that are working well:
 
-### Using Devices With Intention
-
-- I already rarely use "social media", mostly limited to forums such as Hacker 
-News and Tildes, so I've just tweaked my behavior to stop looking for content in 
-those places when I'm bored.
-- Use devices with intention. Each time I pick up a digital device, there should 
-be an intention to use the device to improve my current situation. No more 
-endless scrolling or searching for something to interest me.
-
-### Prevent Distractions
-
-- Disable (most) notifications on all devices. I spent 15-30 minutes going 
-through the notifications on my phone, watch, and computer to ensure that only a 
-select few apps have the ability to interrupt me: Calendar, Messages, Phone, 
-Reminders, & Signal.
+*** Using Devices With Intention
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: using-devices-with-intention
+:END:
+- I already rarely use "social media", mostly limited to forums such as Hacker
+  News and Tildes, so I've just tweaked my behavior to stop looking for content
+  in those places when I'm bored.
+- Use devices with intention. Each time I pick up a digital device, there should
+  be an intention to use the device to improve my current situation. No more
+  endless scrolling or searching for something to interest me.
+
+*** Prevent Distractions
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: prevent-distractions
+:END:
+- Disable (most) notifications on all devices. I spent 15-30 minutes going
+  through the notifications on my phone, watch, and computer to ensure that only
+  a select few apps have the ability to interrupt me: Calendar, Messages, Phone,
+  Reminders, & Signal.
 - Disable badges for any apps except the ones mentioned in the bullet above.
-- Set-up focus profiles across devices so that I can enable different modes, 
-such as Personal when I only want to see notifications from people I care about
-or Do Not Disturb, where absolutely nothing can interrupt me.
-- Clean up my home screens. This one was quite easy as I already maintain a 
-minimalist set-up, but I went extreme by limiting my phone to just eight apps on 
-the home screen and four in the dock. If I need another app, I'll have to search 
-or use the app library.
-- Remove the work profile from my phone. This was a tough decision as having my 
-work profile on my device definitely makes my life easier at times, but it also 
-has quite a negative effect when I'm "always online" and can see the 
-notifications and team activity 24/7. I believe creating a distinct barrier 
-between my work and personal devices will be beneficial in the end.
-
-### Creating Alternative Activities
-
-This is the most difficult piece, as most of my hobbies and interests lie in the 
-digital world. However, I'm making a concerted effort to put devices down unless 
-necessary and force myself to perform other activities in the physical world 
+- Set-up focus profiles across devices so that I can enable different modes,
+  such as Personal when I only want to see notifications from people I care
+  about or Do Not Disturb, where absolutely nothing can interrupt me.
+- Clean up my home screens. This one was quite easy as I already maintain a
+  minimalist set-up, but I went extreme by limiting my phone to just eight apps
+  on the home screen and four in the dock. If I need another app, I'll have to
+  search or use the app library.
+- Remove the work profile from my phone. This was a tough decision as having my
+  work profile on my device definitely makes my life easier at times, but it
+  also has quite a negative effect when I'm "always online" and can see the
+  notifications and team activity 24/7. I believe creating a distinct barrier
+  between my work and personal devices will be beneficial in the end.
+
+*** Creating Alternative Activities
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: creating-alternative-activities
+:END:
+This is the most difficult piece, as most of my hobbies and interests lie in the
+digital world. However, I'm making a concerted effort to put devices down unless
+necessary and force myself to perform other activities in the physical world
 instead.
 
 I've started with a few basics that are always readily available to me:
@@ -87,12 +98,13 @@ I've started with a few basics that are always readily available to me:
 - Participate in a hobby, such as photography, birding, disc golf, etc.
 - Let yourself be bored and wander into creativity.
 
-## Making Progress
-
-I'll be taking notes as I continue down this journey and hope to see positive 
-trends. I've always been a minimalist in the physical world and it feels 
-refreshing to filter out the clutter that has come to dominate my digital life 
+** Making Progress
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: making-progress
+:END:
+I'll be taking notes as I continue down this journey and hope to see positive
+trends. I've always been a minimalist in the physical world and it feels
+refreshing to filter out the clutter that has come to dominate my digital life
 over the years.
 
 I'm excited to see where this journey leads.
-