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Ella Bernie posted in the group The Collective Shelf
Happy Wednesday Collective Shelfers 📚🌟
With a few weeks until our next call, how is everyone finding this months read? I’ve been slow to start I must admit, but have enjoyed learning more about deep work 💡
I thought I’d share this TedTalk Cal Newport did a few years ago now on Quitting Social Media, it’s not too long and quite an interesting watch:
It got me thinking – would you be able to quit social media? I know I could if I had to, and I have things in place like screen time limits, but the thought of deleting everything definitely gives me a bit of FOMO 😁
Would love to know what you think of the video and also your view on quitting social media!
Sarah Speake, JaRoy Buffong, Caoimhe Kelly, Darren Armitage, Vic Mistry, Jade Phillips, Paulina Połońska, Rob Ridley, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Annelise Lepage, Nika Talbot, Adarsh Nalam, Margot Zwiefka, Nicola MacPhail, Dan Hallett, Janis Chan, Regina Dundelova, Julia Maximovskaya, Tim OBrien…
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Hi Adarsh, really insightful comment. I completely agree that for some it’s not practical to completely switch off, so the deep-shallow rating is definitely an interesting concept. There’s a documentary on Netflix called The Social Dilemma which explores the addictive nature of social media, which if you haven’t watched I highly recommend!
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Thanks, Ella. I’ve watched The Social Dilemma and it does paint a grim (real) picture of the chasm we find ourselves in, but such is the fate of civilization built on desire.
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Agree complete with Adarsh Nalam re the problems of social media and time sucking .However, social media pretty much transformed my life so I won’t getting rid of my accounts.
I’ve met hundreds of people in real life either directly through social media or being introduced to them through people I know on social media e.g. following writers on Twitter led me to attend Word Factory events which is where I met Lexi Radcliffe-Hart who subsequently lead me here.
Again through…
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Hi Pete, really interesting stuff. Completely agree with what you’ve said. For my dissertation I explored online brand communities so seeing the many benefits and positive results from having relationships online makes me think it’s not necessarily bad to be spending time on social media as long as you spend it in the right way. I also like what you’ve said on the interchangeable nature of relationships – I’m sure for some, their online relationships are far more va…
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Hi Ella, good prod to get going on the book ! I’ve not started it yet – but will do. That said I’ve just finished Digital Minimalism, also by Cal Newport – which I’m sure covers a lot of the same ground, maybe with a more nuanced outcome in mind. I have to say it did give me pause for thought and has really influenced my use of digital technology (not just social) – the biggest take away from that was – use tech consciously – ie don’t mind…
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Hi Darren, I’ve heard good things about Digital Minimalism too, and like what you say about using tech consciously! I’ve found adding time limits to my social media apps has helped with this – I spend less time mindlessly scrolling or going down rabbit holes as I know I only have a certain amount of time each day! The next call is Wednesday 27th Oct at 1pm – you can sign up here: http://staging.the-portfolio-collective.com/events/the-collective-shelf-book-club/
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I have finally had time to into the book and am enjoying the reasoning behind the approach and also the benefits of deep work. Technique is everything – It feels like the challenge is how to perfect the strategy (prepare the field) rather than how to do deep work itself.
On complete digital detox – this is hard to do across all platforms but a partial, focussed approach would reap rewards.
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Ella Bernie posted a new activity comment
Would be amazing to see you at our first in person event – Zarir 'Zed' Vakil, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Stephen Fleming, Linh, Nicola Twiston Davies, Silvia Janska, Alex Pitt, Damien, Janis Chan, Conrad Young, Nicola MacPhail, Rob Wright, Paul David Mather, Ice White, @peter-fayle, Cara de Lange, Niall Brady, Lizzie Bourne, Jade Phillips, Shalaka Laxman, Saori Okada, Nika Talbot, Emma Tian Williamson, Jenny Collins, Kevin Withane, Barney, Luke Rodwell, Edward Goodchild, Lara Hayward, Tina Orlando, Frederick Leuschner, Lorenzo Espinosa, Roshana Arasaratnam, Mike Weston
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Jane O'Sullivan posted a new activity comment
Hi Tamsin, welcome to TPC and great question!! Where do you spend most of your time working? Linh, Adarsh Nalam, Nicola Twiston Davies, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Silvia Janska, Zarir 'Zed' Vakil, Alex Pitt, Damien, Janis Chan, Eike Post, Caoimhe Kelly, Conrad Young, Stephen Fleming, Tim Walters, Ph.D., Nicola MacPhail, Rob Wright, Paul David Mather, JaRoy Buffong, Jason Lawrence, Rebecca Beck
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It varies for me, as long as my laptop has power I can work anywhere. If the weather is good I could work in the local park for an hour or so. Cafes are nice when they’re not crazy busy. Libraries are a good quiet place to get things done. Just depends on the mood as well.
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In my town centre office, which is about half an hour’s walk from home. If I’m not there, I’m on my kitchen table.
Haven’t yet found out if I enjoy working on my laptop in public spaces yet. Haven’t needed to. Walking meetings in our spectacular local park a few yards from my office is as far as I’ve got so far…
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Lexi Radcliffe-Hart posted a new activity comment
Really looking forward to this discussion tonight – will I see some of our ”regulars” there? Caoimhe Kelly Pete Domican Zarir 'Zed' Vakil Vic Mistry @scott-leishman Janis Chan Jeff Jones Ciaran Walsh Izabela Wlodarska Anastasia Trifonoff Conrad Young Jacob McPherson grace olson-davidson Harpreet Sharma …
It would also be great to chat with some new faces too – Harry McInley, Eleen Irv, Jason Lawrence, Tony K Silver, JOHAR DUNGERPURWALA, Joanne Peters, Justin Knight, Adi Shachar, Rich Mills, Robert Vilkelis, Valeria Conti Sudha Reddy Paul Sheppard Greg Vartoukian Evan Engelbrecht Zeina Haddad Faris Aranki Ellen Chang – if you have a spare hour, let’s talk all things financial management!
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Ella Bernie posted in the group The Collective Shelf
Happy Wednesday ☀️
How have you been finding Deep Work by Cal Newport?
What’s been your biggest takeaway so far? 💡📚
Sarah Speake, JaRoy Buffong, Caoimhe Kelly, Darren Armitage, Vic Mistry, Jade Phillips, @donaboussy, Paulina Połońska, Rob Ridley, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Annelise Lepage, Nika Talbot, Adarsh Nalam, Margot Zwiefka, Nicola MacPhail, Dan Hallett, Janis Chan, Regina Dundelova, Julia Maximovskaya, Tim OBrien, Chris John, Anthony Main, Matt Sutton, Pete Domican, Kay Dawson, Ed Shrager, Lexi Radcliffe-Hart, Fiona Chorlton-Voong, Claire Moss, Rebecca Beck, Alex Birtles, Shival Nagpaul, Gabriel Benatov
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Still sticking with my last comment below but very taken by Eike’s comments about balance yesterday in the Let’s Talk discussion and it being about offline / online as much as work/life. Thinking that through.
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I found his distinction between 2 types of balance and boundaries in the sense of work and personal and online and offline really interesting too Pete – definitely something to think about!
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Hey Ella, thanks for the reminder. I finished the book late last week and found some powerful insights. The recommendations may not suit someone who needs constant engagement in their role, like CEOs or client servicing professionals (or community managers). Still, techniques like the deep-shallow rating scale and concepts such as attention residue and context switching are proper game-changers.
I’ve quit social media several times before, and I believe a complete exit is difficult if y…
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