“We seem to have stumbled backwards into a digital life we didn’t sign up for”

Let that quote sink in. 

Whether it be your smartphone, social media, Netflix or email, our digital lives have changed at a rapid pace over the last ten years but who’s really in control?  Is what we have now, what we signed up for when we bought our first smart phone or signed up to Facebook?

The quote is from a new book, Digital Minimalism by Georgetown University Computer Science Professor, Cal Newport.

Newport researches and writes about technology and society – particularly the impact new technologies have on our ability to perform and lead satisfying lives.

He joined Francesca Rudkin to talk through his research and how to live a digitally minimal life.