"Digital minimalism is a philosophy that helps you question what digital communication tools (and behaviors surrounding these tools) add the most value to your life. It is motivated by the belief that intentionally and aggressively clearing away low-value digital noise, and optimizing your use of the tools that really matter, can significantly improve your life."
– Cal Newport
My millennial son called me a ‘late-stage capitalist’ after I subscribed to several popular meditation apps. I was confused more than insulted. The meditation apps were for calming me down, if that was even possible. Was I really handing more money over to those avaricious tech bros, the ones attempting to turn every facet of…
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I’ve been reading up a storm since I returned from the wilds of rural Costa Rica, a place where the humidity curls book covers and forces an avid reader like me onto my tablet. E-books just don’t give me the reading experience I crave, though. I need to hold onto a real book. Luckily, the…
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Everything I thought I knew about humility I learned as a young girl from my maternal grandmother. Almost sixty years later, I finally understand the hard-earned wisdom she was trying to share. My grandmother, Rose, lived in the small Nova Scotian coal-mining community of Glace Bay with my grandfather, known by his initials LH. They…
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When I first embraced digital minimalism, I thought about buying a simple flip “dumb phone”. But I couldn’t find one that carried only WhatsApp and a camera so continued using my Google Pixel 6. I have since learned that even so-called “smart phones” can be diabolically dumb. At least the tech networks that connect them…
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We had barely unpacked in Tallinn when I noticed ‘West Side Story’ was playing at the city’s magnificent opera house. Rodney would rather have a fork in his eye than be dragged to yet another musical with me. Cautiously, I broached the idea of attending. The opera house, after all, was on our must-see list. …
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Elbows up, fellow Canuck readers! Between avoiding Amazon, American strawberries, and travel south of the border, why not check out some new Canadian titles? I recently enjoyed three very different ones released this year by women authors, two of whom are from Vancouver! You don’t have to be a fellow Canadian, though, to enjoy these…
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