Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice

2026-08-17 · 58 min · 21 entities

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→ references Amusing Ourselves to Death book

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0:00) Confronting Your Phone (13:06) What does Cal think about Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves To Death”? (17:45) Can you pursue high quality leisure after a day filled with deep wor
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://cozyearth.com/
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://instagram.com/explore/tags/popular/hl=en
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://twitter.com/explore/tabs/trending
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-consolations-of-fantasy

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mentioned cozyearth.com website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://cozyearth.com/
mentioned monarch.com website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
mentioned Explore website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://instagram.com/explore/tags/popular/hl=en
mentioned Trending website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://twitter.com/explore/tabs/trending
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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://cozyearth.com/
references monarch.com website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://monarch.com/
references Explore website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://instagram.com/explore/tags/popular/hl=en
references Trending website

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://twitter.com/explore/tabs/trending

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mentioned Education concept

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Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice
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mentioned Cal Newport person

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Feed author/publisher: Cal Newport
mentioned The Consolations Of Fantasy person

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-consolations-of-fantasy
references The Consolations Of Fantasy person

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Link in episode "Classic Episode: How Do I Kick My Scrolling Habit? | Monday Advice": https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-consolations-of-fantasy

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mentioned Amusing Ourselves to Death book

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0:00) Confronting Your Phone (13:06) What does Cal think about Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves To Death”? (17:45) Can you pursue high quality leisure after a day filled with deep wor
references Amusing Ourselves to Death book

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0:00) Confronting Your Phone (13:06) What does Cal think about Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves To Death”? (17:45) Can you pursue high quality leisure after a day filled with deep wor

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mentioned Technology company

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Episode description as stored

The best way to kick your scrolling habit is to introduce more “high quality leisure” into your life. But how do you accomplish this goal? In this replay of a classic episode from February, 2024, Cal walks through six new habits – what he calls a “high quality leisure toolkit” – for rebuilding your life around more meaningful activities. Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Confronting Your Phone (13:06) What does Cal think about Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves To Death”? (17:45) Can you pursue high quality leisure after a day filled with deep work? (21:56) Can commercial breaks be used for high quality leisure? (25:04) Will digital minimalism work in an age of augmented reality? (31:26) How can a full time YouTuber practice digital minimalism? (38:34) How to share content online? (46:27) Cost-benefit analysis of technology usage (49:09) JRR Tolkien’s Search for Depth Links: https://twitter.com/explore/tabs/trending https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/popular/hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?lang=en https://newcriterion.com/blogs/dispatch/the-consolations-of-fantasy Thanks to our Sponsors: https://www.cozyearth.com (Use code “DEEP”) https://www.shopify.com/deep https://www.monarch.com (Use code “DEEP”) Thanks to Jesse Miller for production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, Kieron Rees for slow productivity music, and Mark Miles for mastering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices