# On Digital Minimalism, Loneliness and the Joys of True Connection - Study Hacks - Cal Newport

<https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2019/10/28/on-digital-minimalism-loneliness-and-the-joys-of-true-connection/>

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## What Jamie wrote

I suspect that there are multiple effects of the mobile and social waves that negatively impact people, and I truly do believe one of them is that our brains are always occupied. Solitude is an amazing thing, and something we take away from ourselves regularly. I have often wondered if this isn't part of the surge in people meditating over the last few years.

> To fill every moment of solitude with a droning hum of twitter timelines and pull-to-refresh swipes reduces the nobility of our social nature.

Indeed. 🧘‍♂️

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