Welcome to Day 4 of “30 Days of Mindful Tech”. It is I, the Mindful Digital Native. What’s crack-a-lacking. (Yikes). Yesterday, we all set up our minimalist journals to accompany us during this program. Today we are going to be needing them, because the activity for Day 4 is “Take a Tech Break”, where you will try to use your phone as little as possible!
Now I really debated about having this activity so early on in the program, because it is kind of a lot to ask. But together we are all going to really try to cut out unnecessary screen use out today. Let’s utilize our new screen time controls and journals to make it through! Woo hoo! And before I continue, I just wanted to clarify, this is not a digital detox, which is when you remove yourself from all technology for a given period of time. I think it is a little too early for that much of a challenge. This is a “tech break”, where we do our best to use our tech less, and we really pay attention to how we are using it. Both have their place! I’m not going to leave you without instruction, fear not! I have some tips to make this day a little bit easier:
I know this is more of a challenge than an activity. And I know it is very early on in the program. But remember, this is not about making your screen time 0 minutes today. It is about reducing it as much as humanly possible using our two new tools. We have a baseline, and we are now developing an “extreme minimum line” (that is the best word I could come up with) so we can work in between to find balance. I will provide some resources about the benefits of taking a tech break. And again, it’s about improvement, not cutting tech out of your life! I believe in you. You got this homie. Catch you on the flip side, The Mindful Digital Native P.S I hope you write about this experience in your new journal! If not, that is cool too! Resources: Bringing Your Phone into the Bathroom is Gross: https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/28/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-phone-into-the-toilet-with-you-5773271/ Humane Tech Community Link: https://community.humanetech.com/t/how-to-build-a-mindful-phone/4235/20) Digital Wellness Collective (I used to work here go check it out!): https://medium.com/digital-wellness-warriors/how-technology-can-disconnect-us-from-the-world-the-importance-of-mind-body-integration-9942db1fc453 Digital Detox Benefits: https://www.bustle.com/articles/188786-5-scientifically-proven-benefits-to-unplugging-from-technology
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