
In short, Newport did not set out to advocate the abandonment of new technologies like what the Luddites propose neither does he subscribe to some Amish members’ views that all tools introduced after the mid-18th century must not be used.


The goal of the book, in the words of the author, “is to make the case for digital minimalism, including a more detailed exploration of what it asks and why it works, and then to teach (the reader) how to adopt this philosophy if (the reader) decides it’s right for (him).”
