Digital Detox

[JAHpow]

Anybody intentionally done a digital detox?

I went up to the BWCA for a week last fall and completely cut off from social media, computer, and internet use. I kept my phone to use as a camera and alarm clock, but that was it.

It was wonderful to get away from the complete stupidity of social media and toxic news. I read some books, hiked, paddled, made fires, got rained on, froze, thawed, lived.

I recommend it.

 

[stinky_cheese]

for almost a year i was in a phase of deleting and then redownloading instagram all the time. All i did was waste time on there

ended up deleting my account completely a few months ago and it's been great

not saying that everyone should do the same, but man it's been nice for me

 

[zues]

i ditched my smart phone for 6 weeks and it was one of the best things i've ever done. Unfortunately I need it for work now. But I loved it. Makes you talk to strangers, read the paper etc....

 

[CatdickBojangles]

I’ve been social media free for the last 2 months. It’s fucking awesome. I honestly don’t miss it at all. After the first 2 weeks you’ll realize how much time you wasted on it.

 

[TRVP_ANGEL]

just shut off your electronics bro is it that hard

 

[JAHpow]

just shut off your electronics bro is it that hard

This can prove difficult if your job requires it.

 

[dolanslebensraum]

cant do it.

Dolan is actually a AI computer program that only exists on the internet.

 

[JAHpow]

cant do it.

Dolan is actually a AI computer program that only exists on the internet.

If this is true then I'm not too worried about AI taking over anytime soon

 

[weastcoat]

You know you’re having fun when you completely forget to check your phone nor want to. This is why I go skiing.

 

[soup]

It's been great for me. I was spending 1.5 hours a day on average on Instagram at my peak addiction. That's fucked up. Getting carpel tunnel in my thumb. I deleted Facebook almost 6 years ago as well. Been off insta for 6 months now.

I went on Instagram couple weeks ago and was so inundated with ads I just got right off after 10 minutes it's disgusting waste land. Won't be going back. I used to think I needed it to talk to friends but if someone needs to get a hold of you they just text you. fuck I miss those insta thots though .

 

[elcheapo]

I'm detoxing next week for a few days it's the best, gives my eyes a break from screens and fills them with wilderness, views and hopefully morels and gold, can't wait

 

[nmwninjart]

I went on Instagram couple weeks ago and was so inundated with ads I just got right off after 10 minutes

I love all the skiing content but Hate all the ads! After every 3rd story or regular feed post theres a stinkin Ad. Its ridiculous

 

[Lonely]

Anybody intentionally done a digital detox?

I went up to the BWCA for a week last fall and completely cut off from social media, computer, and internet use. I kept my phone to use as a camera and alarm clock, but that was it.

It was wonderful to get away from the complete stupidity of social media and toxic news. I read some books, hiked, paddled, made fires, got rained on, froze, thawed, lived.

I recommend it.

I love doing it, but it is so difficult now. When I was in school, I tried to get rid of all my social media apps, but the only way that my capstone group communicated was through snapchat, so that had to stay. With work I still have to have email and text close by, so that can't go.

I really want to go back to just having a fliphone but unforatently for myself and many others that simply isn't a reality...but I do camp every other weekend to try and get away now.

 

[nmwninjart]

My 72 year old dad still has a flip phone. All he does is talk on it. He doesn't text, doesn't have an email address and wont touch a computer. The last time I visited him I had to update his contact list deleting old stuff and entering new stuff. 77 year old Mom has a smartphone and can do basic things on it but no social media. Its kinda funny watching her navigate around on it. When I call home and have the phone passed around , if Dad is the last one to talk he has to hand it back to someone as he hasnt figured out how to end the call.

I like the computer and internet but social media is sure a black hole..I remember the days before all this stuff existed. It sure was simpler in a way. Even on the radio this morning they were talking about people having neck/back/posture problems from being hunched over a phone for many hours a day.