As I think about my kids someday growing up to pursue meaningful relationships and careers, I’m forced to analyze the behaviors and values I’m displaying for them today. Where is my focus, and how does my use of technology either add to our lives or possibly pull us apart?

Cal Newport, an author and associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, takes a bold stance toward social media, encouraging people to actually delete it from their lives. He defuses the three most common objections to quitting social media by explaining why they don’t hold up.

Watch the full clip here. For more info, go to www.calnewport.com, and check out a few of his books:

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

 

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