My Guide to Digital Minimalism

Matt D'Avella February 11, 2020
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Matt D'Avella

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Hi my name is Matt. I made a documentary a few years back called Minimalism that trended on Netflix and now I make YouTube videos. Please subscribe so my mother-in-law thinks this is a better career choice than being a doctor.

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Go to http://squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to http://squarespace.com/mattdavella to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Thanks to the fine folks at Squarespace for sponsoring this video. 🙊 Here are the goods I mention in this video: (Some are affiliate links. All are my genuine recommendations): 4 Rules for Digital Minimalism: https://youtu.be/5nemvG_EzqY Gmail Create Email Shortcut: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1 Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/ Slack: https://slack.com/ Google Photos: https://www.google.com/photos/about/ Samsung T5 Portable SSD - 500GB: https://amzn.to/2SpmhZi Apple Notes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes/id1110145109 Teux Deux: http://teuxdeux.com/?via=matt 📋 Table of Contents My Devices: 1:41 My Desktop: 3:01 Desktop Shortcuts: 3:27 Chrome Shortcuts: 4:44 Messaging Apps: 5:58 Cloud Storage: 8:43 Organizing Photos: 10:16 Backup Storage: 11:35 Note Taking & Task Management: 12:57 Local Storage: 14:32 ASMR: 16:34 💯 You can also follow me here: Newsletter: http://mattdavella.com IG: http://instagram.com/mattdavella Twitter: http://twitter.com/mattdavella Podcast: http://groundupshow.com ❤️ Get more videos & support my work: http://patreon.com/mattdavella Thanks for watching!

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