The Perks of Living Without Social Media | Cal Newport

Download my FREE Deep Life Guide HERE: https://bit.ly/3QBIcug Cal Newport talks about the perks of living without social media. Cal lists four reasons why avoiding social media will benefit your life. Cal explains how you can #EmbraceBoredom. He then explains how you can substitute high quality leisure (like exercise and reading) for the infinite scroll. Avoiding social media also lowers your sense of self importance. And finally, you'll have more privacy when you shut it down. Listen to the Deep Questions Podcast with Cal Newport: https://bit.ly/3eEefHK 0:00 Cal's intro 0:51 Cal talks about the 4 perks and More Boredom 2:59 Cal explains High Quality Leisure 4:06 Lower your anxiety 6:31 Cal talks about Privacy 10:00 Being manipulated by social media Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://bit.ly/3luGhca 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://bit.ly/3ppaafc About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast