I have my Business communication students give up one means of electronic communication for five days. The assignment consists in writing down what they think will happen, keeping a journal for the duration, and writing an account of lessons learned. In the last few classes, most students chose to do without Facebook.
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An online experiment is taking place titled Shut Down Day. The intent behind the web site is to have you shutdown and not use your computer for an entire day. I was skeptical, because like many web workers, I depend on my computer daily to make a living. However the organizers wisely chose a Saturday.I plan on participating by shutting not only turning my computer off, but my cell phone as well. My work/life balance will most likely be vastly improved as a result.
Could you do without your computer for a day? What other devices would be hard for you to go without? (Web Worker Daily)
See also Wireless addiction.
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One day from time to time is certainly healthy… away from the computer, I mean.
Glad you liked the New Yorker ref.
I used to do that during weekends at the beach, our house there is quite isolated, it’s the last one, on the top of a mountain, beside a forest… I ended up acquiring an UMTS modem for my macbook, and here I am, reading your blog 😀 wrong decision? who knows…