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I began urban hiking in 2008. For a brief overview, read the introduction on my Best of Urban Hiking page. The way I urban hike has changed quite a bit since the early days. Because I now have a...
Read more →After quitting Facebook and uninstalling Instagram, I stumbled onto the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. This book makes the case and advises on what I already knew. Social media, smartphones,...
Read more →My last post was all about quitting Facebook. Now, I want to cover how I defeated my Instagram addiction. Unlike Facebook, Instagram actually brought me joy. It was everything that was once great...
Read more →One of the things I did not cover in The State of Blogging in 2018 was Instagram. In the past decade, I've seen each social network jockey for more or less relevance in my life. Right now, Instagram...
Read more →One of my interests is economics and one of my favorite economists is Tyler Cowen. I love his interviews on the Econ Talk podcast. This summer I've read three of his books. One of the books is titled...
Read more →This post is an update on the September 2011 post Distraction Diet 2, along with some new ideas. Distraction Diets are about reducing the growing number of distractions in an always connected digital...
Read more →Last year I announced that I was going on a Distraction Diet. > For the month of August, I am going to stay off Facebook and Twitter\, as I believe those are the two sites that are doing the most...
Read more →This book would have been great four years ago. !Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky was...
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