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Normally I’d start this post by congratulating my regular readers on making it through the first two weeks of the digital detox we started in early March. However, doing would ignore the (coughing, feverish) elephant in the room… being in the midst of a global pandemic feels like a horrible time to step away from ANY technology. Many of …
Welcome to week two of your digital detox! I hope things are continuing to go well for you. (If not, revisit your rules, tools, and plans and keep trying.) Hopefully in this first week you’ve noticed some space opening up in your life. After talking in week 10 about taking a more balanced approach to filling that space, …
It’s time to start your detox! The past few weeks we’ve done prep work so you can take a 30 day break from problematic technology in your life. To recap, this included… Talking about why digital detoxes/decluttering are helpful and identifying the tech from which you may want to take break. Making some ground rules …
Even with rules and tools, you will still likely face some challenges doing the digital detox/declutter we’re kicking off a week from today. That’s because your daily tech habits are more complex than you may realize. Those habits… Have been programmed into your neural pathways after months or years of repetition, (i.e. your brain is comfy with the status …
Quitting anything cold turkey is often a recipe for failure, so before embarking on a 30 day digital detox/declutter two weeks from now, it’s important to do some prep work to ensure it will be successful. I’d suggest tackling two projects this week to get started. Set some rules First, it may be helpful to establish some ground rules …
Time to shift gears The past six weeks, I’ve guided you through a process of assessing your current relationship with technology, identifying areas that may have become problematic. To recap, we talked about… Identifying your short and long term life goals. Identifying how technology can help you reach these goals. Identifying how technology might also …
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