Weekly Highlights #41

The content we consume can consume us, if we are not mindful enough. In this period of information overload and analysis paralysis, The ‘Weekly Highlights’ collects the 3, most valuable pieces of content I have come across during the week, and packages them in a single page, with some notes and key highlights, so to foster mindful and intentional consumption of content, which can truly add value to our life.

Intentional content consumption, in an era in which the amount of content we expose ourselves to can consume us, if we are not mindful enough. 🐘

Saying No to Almost Everything | Joshua Milburn & Cal Newport

Listen to this episode from Deep Questions with Cal Newport on Spotify. In today's episode, I talk with Joshua Fields Milburn, who along with Ryan Nicodemus make up the powerhouse duo known simply as the Minimalists. You probably know Joshua from the wildly successful Netflix documentaries, MINIMALISM and LESS IS NOW, or the popular podcast he co-hosts with Ryan.

Minimalism and the deep life are two concepts that can coexist together. Joshua Fields Milburn is one of The Minimalists. In this episode of Cal Newport’s podcast, the two explore ways to live the deep life, where the importance of a value-based approach to doing things surmounts the need for financial maximization.

Why Time Management is Ruining Our Life | The Guardian

Time management promised a sense of control in a world in which individuals – decreasingly supported by the social bonds of religion or community – seemed to lack it.

Quote of the week

“Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.”

— George Orwell