I have a weird relationship with technology.
I like how it makes my life simpler and more
effective.
I like how I can read the news on my phone
instead of having to buy a newspaper; I like
how I can watch Netflix anywhere, or play
video games anywhere, or use my thermomix
to make a recipe from scratch without breaking
a sweat.
But at the same time, it's also overwhelming.
I'm constantly surrounded by so many screens,
noises and artificial light all the time and
I feel like I miss feeling bored or just hearing
silence or just plain music - no audiobooks,
youtube videos or podcasts playing in the
background.
One of my resolutions this year is to continue
reducing the time I spend in the digital world.
I've done a couple of digital minimalism videos
before because I think it's something that
everyone needs a little bit so this is like
a journal of my progress throughout time.
But now, for someone who has a desk job and
has to stare at a screen for 7 to 8 hours
every day it's very difficult to know exactly
where to cut, and how.
I also decided to minimise the ridiculous
amount of information I have stored, either
in flash drives or in the cloud.
I feel like an hypocrite trying to minimise
things in the physical world while hoarding
files on my phone or icloud.
One of the basic habits I've implemented is
no phone near bed.
This means that instead of scrolling through
social media or watching YouTube videos, I
will read or write before I fall asleep as
much as possible.
This also has the added bonus of making me
force myself to get up to turn off my alarm
at 6 am instead of stretching my arm and snoozing
it.
This year I also want to keep my morning as
tech free as possible and that's something
I've been struggling with lately, since I
find it very easy to watch Youtube videos
or a series while having breakfast.
I've thoroughly deleted most of my apps and
reorganised my home screen to hide social
media and other secondary entertainment apps
that i don't want to immediately click just
for the sake of it every time I unlock my
phone or ipad.
I like to keep my laptop equally uncluttered
and only keep the files that I'm currently
working on while organising everything else
within the file system.
Only the most important files in my laptop
are backed up to an external hard drive and
when I no longer need a file, I'll delete
it from the drive, the computer and any cloud
service it's being stored in.
I've also managed to cut on most of my subscriptions
for apps or entertainment services.
Besides Netflix, which I watch very regularly,
I only subscribe to a media service when there's
a show I really want to watch and after that
I'll immediately unsubscribe.
Besides that I basically keep Spotify for
music and podcasts.
And speaking of Spotify, the biggest change
I've made recently is trying to stay in silence
more often.
I was trying to constantly hear podcasts or
YouTube videos while doing more menial tasks
but I now like to do that during my commute
to and from work and avoid grabbing my phone
every time it's quiet to get bombarded by
more information.
While I'm doing chores or cooking I prefer
now to just get in touch with my thoughts
for a while or playing some music.
What I also did last year was minimising the
amount of productivity tools I use and I started
relying on my digital calendar, Notion and
a to-do app to manage all tasks and events.
This has become specially important for me
because having to constantly migrate between
computers and devices during the day, including
going to meetings or having to work in other
places basically destroyed my previous planning
routine.
no longer I have the space to carry a bulky
planner or the time to organize and keep a
bullet journal.
I've been forced to select a couple of apps
to get organized while making sure they are
accessible in all the devices I use.
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I hope you've enjoyed today's video and I'll
see you next week.
bye guys!
