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#Unplug During National Day of Unplugging- Starts Today at Sundown

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Quick! Get all of your screen time in before sundown when the third annual National Day of Unplugging begins. The idea for the day began after a panel at South by Southwest called Tech Detox: Can You Survive a Day Without Technology?  During the panel, attendees heard industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and superstars of the tech world share their secrets of unplugging. By unplugging panelists found “more power in their everyday lives by creating the sacred ‘no connection’ time regularly.

Why is this necessary? We all feel the pull and are drawn like moth to flame to screens big and small thanks to a wealth of content. Take a look at this video made by the creators of ConnectedtheFilm.com.

Believe it or not, I unplug daily.  I have my sacred time with my family that begins the moment I pick my kids up from school and lasts until they go to sleep. During that time, it’s family time.  I miss texts because I park my phone in our charging closet and don’t feel tied to my computer.  Replies to emails during those hours have to wait. Conversation on Skype stops and my Twitter stream is quiet. I also refuse to take calls during dinner.

Taking time to unplug daily is what I need to make it through the work week where I spend a majority of my time connected.  It’s my chance to spend quality time together as a family, having conversations with our kids, and doing the things we love that don’t involve a plug or a screen.

Here’s what people had to say about unplugging during last year’s National Day of Unplugging.

Will you take the pledge to detox from tech and go off the grid from sundown today until tomorrow? I know it sounds hard, think about it this way- you’ll be asleep for half of it!  Try it and you might like it!
Good luck and see you Sunday!

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  1. tannawings says

    I usually am not online right now… I am a nightowl, so my unplugging normally occurs until about 5pm with the exception of some afternoon parties with gals I really like.

    The other thing about the net is the whole time you are sitting- that has been my undoing for getting healthy!

  2. Becca says

    I think we can not survive if the internet will totally close. My source of income is in the internet.Every minute that has no internet connection is a huge loss.