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Why you should quit social media

Cal Newport · TED

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About

Does quitting social media make you an unemployable Luddite? Computer scientist Dr. Cal Newport doesn't think so. In this eye-opening talk, he debunks three objections commonly offered up as rationale for keeping that all-important Facebook account.

The talk

  1. Why you should quit social media 14 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxTysons
Speaker
Cal Newport
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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