Digital Detox - will you join me?

Hi Reader

When was the last time you disconnected from your screens and immersed yourself in your world around you? Felt bored standing a line? Experienced the outdoors without need to share it on social media? Sat in silence without the need to have the tv on?

I am writing this from the airport, on my to New Zealand for ten days of mountain biking (and trail running) bliss.

I am taking this opportunity to disconnect to reconnect as they say.

To experience the world around me without the need to take photos for social media and relearn what it's like to live life off a screen.

To use my phone as a phone. To make calls and texts and maps.

This whole online world 'thing' is something I have been grappling with, particularly this year. That is not very useful when you run an online business and work remotely. How do I want to contribute to the online space, if at all?

I am not sure of this answer.

The more time we are scrolling, even if it is to 'learn' takes away from listening to the knowledge inside us and explore the world around us. We are losing the ability to regulate and listen to our internal cues. Searching for the next quick fix and cheap thrill.

The Growth Equation explains the situation best:

Our brains are fried. Or at least that’s what it feels like for most of us. Chances are you’ve experienced at least one of the following:

You sit down to read a book, only to find that your brain isn’t complying. You read a paragraph but don’t remember it a second later. Your attention can’t stay focused and your mind keeps jumping from thought to thought.

You’re at dinner with your friends and family; your phone is tucked away in your pocket, but every minute or so, your mind drifts off to what you have to do for work, or what the score of the game is, or if that Instagram post has gotten any more likes. Your friends and family may even ask if you are there…to which you reply yes, but their asking is proof that perhaps you aren’t.

You’re sitting down to work and feel a buzz in your pocket. You grab your phone, slide your finger to open it, only to see that there isn’t a notification. Welcome to the phantom vibration.

There’s even a name for this forgetfulness and inability to focus: Digital Dementia.

My invitation to you is to take one day or ten, away from your phone and screens. What do you learn about yourself?

What scares or excites you most about taking on the challenge?

Are you in?

Yes

Karen Hill

Performance Nutritionist, PhD

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