{"id":3138,"date":"2021-09-14T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2021-09-14T14:42:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T14:42:04","slug":"digital-detox-wellbeing-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=3138","title":{"rendered":"Digital detox &#8211; wellbeing week."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of weeks of spending long days online and working hard have prompted me to embark on this year&#8217;s digital detox. The last one I did was in <a href=\"https:\/\/marendeepwell.com\/?p=2798\">November 2020<\/a> and focused on the <a href=\"https:\/\/datadetoxkit.org\/en\/home\">Data Detox Kit<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since I tried out the kit, there has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/datadetoxkit.org\/en\/wellbeing\/environment\/\">new addit<\/a>ion, HOW MANY TREES DOES IT TAKE TO POWER THE INTERNET? which definitely looks worth checking out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018 my digital detox focused on my <a href=\"https:\/\/myshadow.org\/detox\">digital shadow<\/a>, and I learnt a lot through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, I am going to focus on an <a href=\"https:\/\/drchatterjee.com\/bitesize-transform-your-life-with-a-digital-detox-cal-newport\/\">approach for<\/a> wellbeing for my physical rather than my digital self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unsubscribe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first two tasks are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Monday: Switch push notifications off<\/li><li>Tuesday: Unsubscribe from mailing lists, chat groups, facebook groups etc<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found both of these useful reminders to check in with what I am actually doing v what I think I am doing. For example, I think I have all notifications switched off, but a few new apps have sneaked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, a number of apps for projects, conferences, a particular friend etc have started to appear and once they are on my phone, I use them. So I deleted all work-related ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t have work emails on my phone and I already refresh manually, so Wednesday&#8217;s task is easy. Checking my emails late in the day is less easy. Similarly, I think I rarely use my phone at the dinner table, but actually leaving it in the hallway is a reminder that even here picking it up to check something can sneak in. So Thursday is all about leaving the phone in a different room during mealtimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I find that hard during breakfast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Switching off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next task, for Friday, is to switch off all devices 90 min before bedtime. It&#8217;s been interesting for me to reflect how I do use my devices before bed, particularly as I am a big fan of listening to audio books as I fall asleep. One suggestion I found useful is to enable airplane mode instead of switching the phone off all together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pausing (work) emails until Monday morning is another suggestion I might be trying out &#8211; although I rarely check work emails at the weekend anyway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media free weekend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task for the weekend is to start building in 1 hour periods during which you are without a device and then to expand those to eventually include a whole day. One bit of the advice that chimed with me was to enjoy moments and not post them on social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have done that a lot over the past two years, first prompted by a lot of personal upheaval during a time of divorce, moving house and then lockdown, but also for holidays. I probably still take pictures as I love doing that, but not post them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks of spending long days online and working hard have prompted me to embark on this year&#8217;s digital detox. The last one I did was in November 2020 and focused on the Data Detox Kit. Since I tried out the kit, there has been a new addition, HOW MANY TREES DOES IT TAKE TO POWER THE INTERNET? which definitely looks worth checking out. 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