Daily Gleanings (30 April 2019)

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In episode 173 of the Minimalists’ podcast, the Minimalists discuss digital clutter with Cal Newport based on his new book, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World (Portfolio, 2019).

The discussion focuses a good deal on the negative impact of social media on our ability to focus on the work and relationships that matter most.


Recently, I mentioned a short interview between Matt D’Avella and Greg McKeown. There are apparently at least two more forms of this interview.

The mid-length interview of about 30 minutes is also openly available on YouTube. It contains some useful additional reflections on the importance of margin and Greg’s suggestions for how to use margin as a criterion for deciding what opportunities to welcome into your life or not.

Logos Training Webinars

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Logos Bible Software has done several webinars that provide excellent introductions to the platform for new users, as well as providing useful suggestions that more experienced users might find beneficial too. Current webinars are listed below. For a full playlist, and to sign up to be notified about future webinars, please see the Logos website.

Not all webinars are available for Logos 7, but some things have changed very little in Logos over the past few versions. The webinars below appear to be the most current ones on the listed topics.

Logos Survey (v7)
[youtube https://youtu.be/D7RZa88Dneo]

Master the Basics of Logos Navigation (v6)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut9rr5QPFT8]

Get the Most Out of Your Logos Library (v5)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QENcs4mik]