DAILY DIGITAL DETOX: A Steemit Community Life Series & Reminder | E.11 - Intentionally / Regularly Unplugging + my Quick Engagement Poll to you!
I have taken this subject pretty seriously over the years. You need time offline.
Regularly & Intentionally. For lots of reasons.
THE DIGITAL DETOX SERIES OBJECTIVE SERIES CONSTANTS:
My plan with this series is to intentionally remind you, daily to get offline, give your brain, eyes, soul a break and time to reset and remind you that relationships with people can suffer if you are always on your phone and not PRESENT -- in every sense of the word.
The irony of bringing this series to you online, asking you to get offline, on an online blogging platform, is not lost on me.
There have been limited studies done on some of the effects of this digital hold on our lives and they are concerning to say the least. Social media use appears to encourage some of the following negative effects, some of which we hear about regularly now:
Narcissism
Screen time/white light/activity appears to be causing insomnia/broken sleep cycles (circadian rhythm)
Detached reality making our society and kids less empathetic and in touch with reality
Results from the few studies that have been done are troubling. Social media appears to promote narcissism, smartphones could be causing insomnia, and screens seem to be making our kids less empathetic.
Earlier posts in this series covered that in more detail.
TODAY'S DIGITAL DETOX TIDBIT:
Go on a digital detoxing adventure
Leave your devices at home and head out for a day or a week. Go someplace fun, or different or do the Detox Day Out with a friend who can also support this idea along with you.
Consider choosing a place with no Wifi to help support this vision for your Adventure / Day Out!
A constant tip is change 1 habit at a time, so I will keep this in the series.
Reminder: (see past posts) -- Try to use proper, healthy posture techniques always and be purposeful about this.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/posture-for-a-healthy-back
- Stick with it and make notes daily about how you feel doing this! Share thoughts with a friend or 2!
I don't embed my sources like "professional bloggers" -- 9/10 times -- people don't click the sources anyways, let alone hover the cursor to even check quickly, and this way, they can SEE the sources / url's -- that's what I prefer myself anyways, so if i get flagged, I get flagged, I am trying to appeal to the masses here.
It is more than just unplugging intentionally as I call it -- it is a return to some societal values that we have abandoned in favour of having all the access to data and online resources we have -- a shift is required. However:
Intentional Unplugging as I call it -- is a huge and necessary step.
As a reminder of what we see daily in the PHYSICAL realm of problems, here is a graphic showing the damage of the neck and spine as it relates to pounds of pressure looking downwards all the time:
(Sorry this is grainy but I enlarged this 2x, so you could see it better. This is right from the Ontario Chiropractic Association (hard to read but that is the source) -- and I wanted this unedited, it was a jpeg and resizing those means less quality)
My Community Engagement questions to you, today, if you have read this far are simple and will evolve over time:
Did you INTENTIONALLY "unplug" or stay offline this week? How many times? Give yourself 1 point for each day in your reply!
Did you unplug with a family member / friends intentionally this week and thus CONNECT to them meaningfully? If yes, give yourself a point in the reply section?
Have you realized this is a problem in your life, because that is the FIRST step! If so - 2 points for you!
Are you aware of this problem around you and your friends and family and have you addressed it with others? If so, you get a point also! ( Note I have always used the word "addressed" in this series, some people confuse this word with telling others what to do.... this is not the same thing. Dialogue with others is the goal. Awareness.)
Did you put your devices in another room at dinner time and at bedtime this week intentionally? That's a point each time, champ! List it! Think on it!!
Please tally up your points, list it in a reply and please open up about how you feel about these issues in your life and the world today!! Why??
Because this is a Community Resource and I care and we are all in this together. None of us are getting out alive.
That is the end of today's post in this series. I wanted to cover all the basics in the Series constants, as usual, for all the new people reading this post for the first time,
If you are still reading -- thank you very much and have a nice day. I hope something here helps you.
If you feel my posts are undervalued or you want to donate to tip me - I would appreciate it very much.
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Please note -- I will have limited internet access for awhile -- so PLEASE do not be upset that I cannot reply right away, or to everyone. I am dealing with some changes, and will have limited time online and will be happy if I get a few blog posts up a week.
I have taken this subject pretty seriously over the years. You need time offline.
Regularly & Intentionally. For lots of reasons.
THE DIGITAL DETOX SERIES OBJECTIVE SERIES CONSTANTS:
My plan with this series is to intentionally remind you, daily to get offline, give your brain, eyes, soul a break and time to reset and remind you that relationships with people can suffer if you are always on your phone and not PRESENT -- in every sense of the word.
The irony of bringing this series to you online, asking you to get offline, on an online blogging platform, is not lost on me.
There have been limited studies done on some of the effects of this digital hold on our lives and they are concerning to say the least. Social media use appears to encourage some of the following negative effects, some of which we hear about regularly now:
Narcissism
Screen time/white light/activity appears to be causing insomnia/broken sleep cycles (circadian rhythm)
Detached reality making our society and kids less empathetic and in touch with reality
Results from the few studies that have been done are troubling. Social media appears to promote narcissism, smartphones could be causing insomnia, and screens seem to be making our kids less empathetic.
Earlier posts in this series covered that in more detail.
TODAY'S DIGITAL DETOX TIDBIT:
Go on a digital detoxing adventure
Leave your devices at home and head out for a day or a week. Go someplace fun, or different or do the Detox Day Out with a friend who can also support this idea along with you.
Consider choosing a place with no Wifi to help support this vision for your Adventure / Day Out!
A constant tip is change 1 habit at a time, so I will keep this in the series.
Reminder: (see past posts) -- Try to use proper, healthy posture techniques always and be purposeful about this.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/posture-for-a-healthy-back
- Stick with it and make notes daily about how you feel doing this! Share thoughts with a friend or 2!
I don't embed my sources like "professional bloggers" -- 9/10 times -- people don't click the sources anyways, let alone hover the cursor to even check quickly, and this way, they can SEE the sources / url's -- that's what I prefer myself anyways, so if i get flagged, I get flagged, I am trying to appeal to the masses here.
It is more than just unplugging intentionally as I call it -- it is a return to some societal values that we have abandoned in favour of having all the access to data and online resources we have -- a shift is required. However:
Intentional Unplugging as I call it -- is a huge and necessary step.
As a reminder of what we see daily in the PHYSICAL realm of problems, here is a graphic showing the damage of the neck and spine as it relates to pounds of pressure looking downwards all the time:
(Sorry this is grainy but I enlarged this 2x, so you could see it better. This is right from the Ontario Chiropractic Association (hard to read but that is the source) -- and I wanted this unedited, it was a jpeg and resizing those means less quality)
My Community Engagement questions to you, today, if you have read this far are simple and will evolve over time:
Did you INTENTIONALLY "unplug" or stay offline this week? How many times? Give yourself 1 point for each day in your reply!
Did you unplug with a family member / friends intentionally this week and thus CONNECT to them meaningfully? If yes, give yourself a point in the reply section?
Have you realized this is a problem in your life, because that is the FIRST step! If so - 2 points for you!
Are you aware of this problem around you and your friends and family and have you addressed it with others? If so, you get a point also! ( Note I have always used the word "addressed" in this series, some people confuse this word with telling others what to do.... this is not the same thing. Dialogue with others is the goal. Awareness.)
Did you put your devices in another room at dinner time and at bedtime this week intentionally? That's a point each time, champ! List it! Think on it!!
Please tally up your points, list it in a reply and please open up about how you feel about these issues in your life and the world today!! Why??
Because this is a Community Resource and I care and we are all in this together. None of us are getting out alive.
That is the end of today's post in this series. I wanted to cover all the basics in the Series constants, as usual, for all the new people reading this post for the first time,
If you are still reading -- thank you very much and have a nice day. I hope something here helps you.
If you feel my posts are undervalued or you want to donate to tip me - I would appreciate it very much.
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Please note -- I will have limited internet access for awhile -- so PLEASE do not be upset that I cannot reply right away, or to everyone. I am dealing with some changes, and will have limited time online and will be happy if I get a few blog posts up a week.
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Please note -- I will have limited internet access for awhile -- so PLEASE do not be upset that I cannot reply right away, or to everyone. I am dealing with some changes, and will have limited time online and will be happy if I get a few blog posts up a week.
I take time out to paint, the perfect digital detox.
Hi, it is sure nice to hear from you.
You are right..... I had not thought of it that way but you have opened my eyes yet again Miss OpheliaFu.
I have learned a few things from you....... and also @arthuradamson, artsy wise, who I have not seen in awhile.
I am getting tired of some of the behaviours on here which has taken a toll on me by a few people so it was nice to hear some encouraging words today from a couple people on here.
Oh and just a reminder, if you did any posts (which I have not seen) on your crypto-artsy weekend away, pls drop the links in a reply anywhere you see my name, I really was hoping to see photos and read about your weekend in that scene.
Don't forget your crypto-art swag fans and business either hahahaha!
Good points. My plans are to stay off Steemit on weekends. It won't get me completely offline, but at least I will be using the Internet for other work during that time.
That's a really great plan.
Thanks for sharing today.
Everyone needs a digital break now and then...:)
100% accurate. I keep this series going every week, in the hopes it reminds someone or 2, new that needs to hear this regularly.
Good read - thanks!
TY for commenting.
Very Helpful Tips, Thanks. Below are certain things I have done to cut down my Social Media and Smart Phone Exposure.
Hope this Helps :)
That is one of the best replies ever on this series, I have seen!
I think you should be running this series LOL.
TY for taking time for replying to me. I kid you not, I was talking to my friend Bob tonight, 2 hours ago sitting out chatting about this stuff and WHY I do this series.
I am fighting with him to friggin start charging his cell phone at night like normal people do. It dies on him all day every day, and causes a lot of problems, it just makes no sense to me.
LOL
Thank You.
Hahaha let the battery just die !!!
When I digitally unplug I turn all equipment off related to computing, router, computer and handheld devices such as iPod and instead listen to some Vinyl :-)
Aw man, that is stellar input!!! I hope some people saw your comments brother!!!
TY for your kindness, I am so glad we know each other....... honestly brother.
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