年紀漸近中年的我，看這本書特別有感受，小時候對工作常常會有一些天馬行空的幻想，比如說覺得比爾蓋茲、賈伯斯輟學創業很厲害，實際上百分之99的人都是平凡人，職涯不會只有不斷往上爬，遇到中年失業會開始漸漸往下掉，如果是整天埋首在工作，下班後還有家人小孩要照顧的人，可能一時之間會不知道如何應對。
作者用3句話來總結：
享受物質的一切，愛你周遭的朋友，敬畏那神秘的力量
資本是努力辛苦得來的，拿來消費享受犒賞沒太大問題，但不要過度用獲取多少金錢、權力、容貌來定義自己， 那是追逐物質世界的成功，把自己當造物者看待，若沒有做好準備，年輕時爬得越高，在不知不覺經歷過人生高峰後，搞不好讓你跌得越重，提早為人生第2階段做好準備。適度展現出你的弱點，而不是隱藏它，當用你的缺點去跟別人做連結，你會發現愛在你的人生中開始成長了。
另外此書主要是用心態、概念的角度告訴讀者如何重啟新的人生，實際上工作要如何做調整、如何面對AI取代人類的挑戰，就不是本書的重點，建議大家可以去翻閱其它書籍。
總而言之，如果對自己的生涯有些疑惑的可以閱讀此書
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Will spend more time on social media make us live a meaningful life?
If not, we should better off considering to use it seriously.
The best-selling author of “Deep Work” proposes a philosophy of digital minimalism. Simplicity gives us the ability to think clearly in a focused way and select activities we value most in a noisy world. This kind of living style is not a whole new concept which has existed for a long time.
There’re three core principles behind the idea of digital minimalism.
In the 19th century, Henry Thoreau made an experiment of making a living by cultivating the farms. The research showed he could live what he wished with fewer desires even the earnings were below the average. However, Henry Thoreau observed that his neighbor farmers gained little profit that could not help them escape their poor condition.
The same situation occurs today. While we think we could acquire more values from using lovely mobile application, we waste more time and attention compared to the amount we receive. Could we select tools intentionally and optimize our digital life, you will reach more meaning life. This book contains much practical advice everyone could implement.
The author, Marga Macias , uses her past personal failures as a bless in disguise to encourage the readers to fight against the apathy. She suggests us FIVE SECRETS that could harness the greatness we were born with.
One of the secrets that moves me is to create the off-beaten path. Marga uses a quote from the book “Not Everyone Will Understand Your Journey” to describe the courage and perseverance that everyone needs toward the destination. “One’s unique road to success is often revealed by the lessons learned from failed attempts to navigate without a path.”
The style of this book is simple and elegant. The depiction of misfortune is perceptible but doesn’t deeply overpower my sensibilities. At a first glimpse of the book title, the five secrets sound like a little exaggerated, but in reality the secrets apply to me and don’t overshadow the fundamental principle. Should you feel you have no purpose or meaning in life, you could read this book.