Living With the Internet

Abstract

• The internet is a world you can access with the terminal of your personal computer.
• The internet was, is, and always will be uncharted territory.

Principles §

Digital Minimalism

• Critical Information Consumption
  • To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring
• Attention is Currency
  • Modern society, wrote Simon, faces a challenge: to learn to “allocate attention efficiently among the overabundance of sources that might consume it.”
    • Attention is the currency of the modern internet businesses.
    • Corporate internet tries to entice you with your attention. (there is a distinction between corporate internet and grassroots internet.)
  • Beware Overstimulation. Give attention to what matters only.
    • Use the Stream of Content—pick out only what you find nutritious, and ignore the rest.
  • CGP Grey: Thinking about Attention by CGP Grey
• Refraining from Outrage
  • CGP Grey: Though Germs by CGP Grey
  • Negative Emotions are Not Helpful.
• Solution: Nudging
  • Build in friction to reduce the chances of you giving into attention-sucking content or outrage content