![]() ![]() I still love all the incredible things my phone can do for me. Your health needs it.Īll of this said, I didn't walk away from the experience thinking tech is evil. ![]() However, I cannot recommend this enough, especially if you're going through a difficult time or a period of intense, chronic stress. For most of us, our jobs and livelihoods depend on some form of technology - so to do this you'd need to take time off. It's hard to make time for something like this. (Note: this also went down on a week I was not at work - truly tech-free!) Phase two: delete social media apps temporarily. Phase one: move apps like Instagram to new folders on my phone and put new apps in their former places to see how often I was mindlessly opening them. The reset started with clearing my calendar, finding a place to chill out and rest, and then digitally detoxing. ![]() I needed to do a hard reset, and not on my phone - on my life. As such, stress levels contributed to atrocious mental health, chronic illness, and a destroyed immune system. that I forgot to tune into what I needed. I was so tuned into everything around me and around the world 24/7, responding to everyone within seconds, constantly available. This past year, I hit my threshold of feeling overwhelmed. Post 9/11, my parents wanted to make sure my brother and I had a way to get in touch with them in case of emergencies, so for the past decade and a half, I've had a phone essentially super glued to my left hand. ![]()
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