Comments on: Unplugged night #4

By: Ariel

Ariel — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:03:40 +0000

Sara, this is actually something I’ve been thinking a lot about — my one night a week is a nice focal point but I’m becoming increasingly aware that it’s like going vegetarian: you can’t just abstain. You have to change your entire diet. I’m working on trying to be more mindful of my technology use the rest of the week … and finding ways to relax and enrich other than tech.

So far, so good….

By: sam

sam — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:06:28 +0000

This is nice to hear - I too freak out (which of course is apparently a huge problem for most people as well), so being able to take technical difficulties like that sounds like a great side effect!

By: sara

sara — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:58:26 +0000

one thought that occurred to me during all this - if you just push off doing all the things you would have been doing on unplugged day to the next day, are you really reducing your usage? and if you are unable to do things that relax and enrich, like journaling about your experiences, is that really even a good thing?

just thoughts! makes me wonder if there is a more productive way to reduce your dependence on technology.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:03:43 +0000

I could switch nights, but I know myself and if I start fiddling with my routine the whole thing will fall apart.

By: b

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:43:34 +0000

that was my first thought: can you switch nights? i’ve been thinking about trying to unplug for a night since you started writing about it, but haven’t been able to commit (unsurprisingly).

and congrats on your recent successes, woman! that today show thang is awesome.