Turn Down the Volume

Source http://www.theminimalists.com/volume/

By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus ·

With all the technological advances of the past few decades, we’ve become more efficient than ever. But, of course, with every discrete bit of input from our laptops, tablets, smartphones, earbuds, email, apps, and Wi-Fi toasters, our world has grown louder.

Noise is an unintentional byproduct of productivity. The more we produce, the more we increase the volume. Eventually the noise is so loud we must shout to be heard.

There are many ways to turn down the volume:

Check social media only once a day.
Turn off all notifications—beeps, dings, bells, whistles.
Make time—schedule alone time, quiet time, free time.
Respond to only the emails that …

Source http://www.theminimalists.com/volume/

By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus ·

With all the technological advances of the past few decades, we’ve become more efficient than ever. But, of course, with every discrete bit of input from our laptops, tablets, smartphones, earbuds, email, apps, and Wi-Fi toasters, our world has grown louder.

Noise is an unintentional byproduct of productivity. The more we produce, the more we increase the volume. Eventually the noise is so loud we must shout to be heard.

There are many ways to turn down the volume:

Check social media only once a day.
Turn off all notifications—beeps, dings, bells, whistles.
Make time—schedule alone time, quiet time, free time.
Respond to only the emails that …

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