Why You Need To Unplug From Technology For A Day: The Science of How A Digital Detox Improves Your Life

The WISDOM podcast  Season 2  Episode 6

with Dorothy Ratusny

 

You may have thought about it; or even attempted it; but have you ever completely unplugged from technology for  o n e  d a y?  This means not reaching for your phone or tablet as one of your first habits of the morning; choosing instead to contemplate what you are most aware of; what thoughts you want to hold - and how you want to feel?  - even as your senses may be highly acute - and yearning for a deliberate dose of something.  But what? - comfort? meaningful connection? curiosity? validation?  escape?

What is the experience of a day in your life - best enjoyed - without the comfort and luxury of the internet, phone calls, emails, texts, and anything else that keeps you tightly enmeshed in the matrix?  How will you live off the grid for an entire 24 hours?  Why would you want to?

 

TRUTH SERUM: One of the greatest contributors to our global levels of worry, stress, and sadness is the result of not having time alone; whether in a solitude activity of regular inner contemplation and reflection.  Doing do, you may initially experience a degree of discomfort that you soon find released; soothed from, as you choose to use your unplugged time to be with you - and to establish a nourishing and positive relationship with your inner self.

A-HA MOMENTS: The advent of personal cellular devices and our increasing reliance on being 'plugged in' has many benefits.  However, your 'technology free' day may be an important step in seeking to know yourself better - and to question some of the perpetual habits that may keep you in a cycle of choices that do not serve you.

PRACTICAL WISDOM: Notice what you discover about yourself; your desires, and what reminds you of the importance of unplugging regularly.  20 minutes a day might be perfect - to be with yourself - to identify and nourish your needs and perhaps to know what greater meaning is revealed here - in the present - away from any need to 'do' or 'accomplish' - instead holding attention, patience, and love - directed inward.

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