Cal Newport is one of my favorite authors. In particular, his book Deep Work is one of my favorites.
I was already aware of Cal’s stance on social media, but I thought his TED talk broke down his main arguments against social media in a pretty succinct way. I’m not saying everyone should quit social media just that more individuals should think about it.
I particularly enjoyed his quote pertaining to creating things that are rare and valuable:
Social media use is the epitome of an easy to replicate activity that does not produce a lot of value. It’s something that any 16-year-old with a smartphone can do. By definition, the market is not going to give a lot of value to those behaviors.