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Start the new year with a digital declutter

Clear out your digital clutter and find focus and calm in 30 days and 5 easy ways to maintain it over the long-term.

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First, there’s choice and intention. You’re still using technology, but only what you want and only in ways that connect to your values. Then, there’s optimizing the tools you use. What you allow into your life needs to work for you. This means separating the good from the bad. Finally, there’s accepting you won’t be everywhere all the time.

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