I have always been a late adopter but this is why I finally decided to get an
this is why I finally decided to get an
this is why I finally decided to get an iPhone so I could take pictures like
iPhone so I could take pictures like
iPhone so I could take pictures like these and yes leo has a flask in that
these and yes leo has a flask in that
these and yes leo has a flask in that picture I’ve always been somewhat
picture I’ve always been somewhat
picture I’ve always been somewhat skeptical about the latest technology
skeptical about the latest technology
skeptical about the latest technology and you can see I have passed my
and you can see I have passed my
and you can see I have passed my sceptical nature on to my children when
sceptical nature on to my children when
sceptical nature on to my children when I first got my new phone I was very
I first got my new phone I was very
I first got my new phone I was very disciplined about using it I would take
disciplined about using it I would take
disciplined about using it I would take it out take somewhere in the
it out take somewhere in the
it out take somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 pictures every day
neighborhood of 5,000 pictures every day
neighborhood of 5,000 pictures every day of my newborn son and then I would put
of my newborn son and then I would put
of my newborn son and then I would put it away and that’s all I used it for and
it away and that’s all I used it for and
it away and that’s all I used it for and I was lucky I had paternity leave which
I was lucky I had paternity leave which
I was lucky I had paternity leave which meant that I got to spend long days with
meant that I got to spend long days with
meant that I got to spend long days with Leo going on walks
Leo going on walks
Leo going on walks reading books going to the park it was
reading books going to the park it was
reading books going to the park it was great I really loved spending all that
great I really loved spending all that
great I really loved spending all that time with him but the thing about babies
time with him but the thing about babies
time with him but the thing about babies is they’re not great conversationalist
is they’re not great conversationalist
is they’re not great conversationalist so Leo and I would be at the park and he
so Leo and I would be at the park and he
so Leo and I would be at the park and he would be happily playing with a rock and
would be happily playing with a rock and
would be happily playing with a rock and I would sometimes wish I had someone to
I would sometimes wish I had someone to
I would sometimes wish I had someone to talk to who had who knew more than two
talk to who had who knew more than two
talk to who had who knew more than two words and that’s when I first began to
words and that’s when I first began to
words and that’s when I first began to fully appreciate the power of my new
fully appreciate the power of my new
fully appreciate the power of my new phone and I was immediately sucked in
phone and I was immediately sucked in
phone and I was immediately sucked in you you’ve all been there
you you’ve all been there
you you’ve all been there it provided companionship news
it provided companionship news
it provided companionship news entertainment anything I could want and
entertainment anything I could want and
entertainment anything I could want and what was wrong with that Leo and I were
what was wrong with that Leo and I were
what was wrong with that Leo and I were both happy he had his smooth shiny rock
both happy he had his smooth shiny rock
both happy he had his smooth shiny rock and I had my smooth shiny phone but one
and I had my smooth shiny phone but one
and I had my smooth shiny phone but one day I looked up from my phone and Leo
day I looked up from my phone and Leo
day I looked up from my phone and Leo was gone I had gone down the rabbit hole
was gone I had gone down the rabbit hole
was gone I had gone down the rabbit hole I didn’t know how long I didn’t know how
I didn’t know how long I didn’t know how
I didn’t know how long I didn’t know how much time has passed
much time has passed
much time has passed fortunately Leo had just crawled to
fortunately Leo had just crawled to
fortunately Leo had just crawled to another part of the playground where I
another part of the playground where I
another part of the playground where I couldn’t see him but this was alarming
couldn’t see him but this was alarming
couldn’t see him but this was alarming to say the least I had been experiencing
to say the least I had been experiencing
to say the least I had been experiencing what media scholar Douglas rushkoff
what media scholar Douglas rushkoff
what media scholar Douglas rushkoff calls digi free Nia which means being in
calls digi free Nia which means being in
calls digi free Nia which means being in two places at the same time but actually
two places at the same time but actually
two places at the same time but actually being neither place how often was I
being neither place how often was I
being neither place how often was I doing this what kind of a driver had I
doing this what kind of a driver had I
doing this what kind of a driver had I become what kind of a dinner companion
become what kind of a dinner companion
become what kind of a dinner companion what kind of an employee I realized that
what kind of an employee I realized that
what kind of an employee I realized that I had taken my relationship with my
I had taken my relationship with my
I had taken my relationship with my phone to the next level I brought it to
phone to the next level I brought it to
phone to the next level I brought it to bed with me every night it was the first
bed with me every night it was the first
bed with me every night it was the first thing I checked in with in the morning
thing I checked in with in the morning
thing I checked in with in the morning this
this
this thing that was supposed to just fill in
thing that was supposed to just fill in
thing that was supposed to just fill in the empty spaces between important
the empty spaces between important
the empty spaces between important events had instead become all I did I
events had instead become all I did I
events had instead become all I did I was ready to admit that I had a problem
was ready to admit that I had a problem
was ready to admit that I had a problem and I wanted to do something about it so
and I wanted to do something about it so
and I wanted to do something about it so my first thought was to go cold turkey I
my first thought was to go cold turkey I
my first thought was to go cold turkey I would build a big bonfire and just burn
would build a big bonfire and just burn
would build a big bonfire and just burn all my devices and a big ceremonial fire
all my devices and a big ceremonial fire
all my devices and a big ceremonial fire I would go back to using landlines and
I would go back to using landlines and
I would go back to using landlines and payphones I would dust off my my crank
payphones I would dust off my my crank
payphones I would dust off my my crank record player and go off the grid but
record player and go off the grid but
record player and go off the grid but I’m not a Luddite technology is part of
I’m not a Luddite technology is part of
I’m not a Luddite technology is part of my job and what I really wanted was just
my job and what I really wanted was just
my job and what I really wanted was just to experience life without this digital
to experience life without this digital
to experience life without this digital stuff to be reminded what that was like
stuff to be reminded what that was like
stuff to be reminded what that was like and so I settled on this idea of a fast
and so I settled on this idea of a fast
and so I settled on this idea of a fast concentrated break from all my devices
concentrated break from all my devices
concentrated break from all my devices and because I’m a teacher I decided I
and because I’m a teacher I decided I
and because I’m a teacher I decided I wanted to explore this through a class
wanted to explore this through a class
wanted to explore this through a class so I designed this class and I was
so I designed this class and I was
so I designed this class and I was curious what millenials thought about
curious what millenials thought about
curious what millenials thought about this did they struggle with addiction
this did they struggle with addiction
this did they struggle with addiction the way I did did they did it have
the way I did did they did it have
the way I did did they did it have negative effects on their relationships
negative effects on their relationships
negative effects on their relationships so first day of class I gave him the
so first day of class I gave him the
so first day of class I gave him the syllabus and I introduced them to this
syllabus and I introduced them to this
syllabus and I introduced them to this central project of our class which was
central project of our class which was
central project of our class which was gonna be this thing the digital fast and
gonna be this thing the digital fast and
gonna be this thing the digital fast and I laid out the ground rules for them
I laid out the ground rules for them
I laid out the ground rules for them starting on Friday evening going until
starting on Friday evening going until
starting on Friday evening going until Sunday evening they would disconnect all
Sunday evening they would disconnect all
Sunday evening they would disconnect all devices and screens all this stuff and
devices and screens all this stuff and
devices and screens all this stuff and there was this panic there they they
there was this panic there they they
there was this panic there they they they they freaked out I mean it was you
they they freaked out I mean it was you
they they freaked out I mean it was you could feel it in the air and I really
could feel it in the air and I really
could feel it in the air and I really felt and I never felt this before as a
felt and I never felt this before as a
felt and I never felt this before as a teacher like they were moments away from
teacher like they were moments away from
teacher like they were moments away from just packing up their bags and walking
just packing up their bags and walking
just packing up their bags and walking out the door and dropping the class
out the door and dropping the class
out the door and dropping the class because they were gonna refuse to do
because they were gonna refuse to do
because they were gonna refuse to do this and they explained their panic to
this and they explained their panic to
this and they explained their panic to me how are we supposed to stay in touch
me how are we supposed to stay in touch
me how are we supposed to stay in touch with our parents how’re we supposed to
with our parents how’re we supposed to
with our parents how’re we supposed to make plans with our friends how are we
make plans with our friends how are we
make plans with our friends how are we gonna know what’s going on in the world
gonna know what’s going on in the world
gonna know what’s going on in the world what about Netflix music boredom this is
what about Netflix music boredom this is
what about Netflix music boredom this is gonna be impossible professor Stern why
gonna be impossible professor Stern why
gonna be impossible professor Stern why are you making us do this why do you
are you making us do this why do you
are you making us do this why do you hate us and I really think there was for
hate us and I really think there was for
hate us and I really think there was for some of them this sense that I was
some of them this sense that I was
some of them this sense that I was punishing them because I wanted them to
punishing them because I wanted them to
punishing them because I wanted them to experience the kind of boring childhood
experience the kind of boring childhood
experience the kind of boring childhood that I had without snapchat and
that I had without snapchat and
that I had without snapchat and and YouTube and I explained to them that
and YouTube and I explained to them that
and YouTube and I explained to them that even though they’re digital natives and
even though they’re digital natives and
even though they’re digital natives and I’m not that I was addicted just like
I’m not that I was addicted just like
I’m not that I was addicted just like them and they really didn’t like that
them and they really didn’t like that
them and they really didn’t like that word addicted that really struck a nerve
word addicted that really struck a nerve
word addicted that really struck a nerve with them how can you be addicted to
with them how can you be addicted to
with them how can you be addicted to something that is so essential to your
something that is so essential to your
something that is so essential to your life can you be addicted to air but to
life can you be addicted to air but to
life can you be addicted to air but to their credit they went on the digital
their credit they went on the digital
their credit they went on the digital fast
fast
fast the Boston Globe wrote an article about
the Boston Globe wrote an article about
the Boston Globe wrote an article about us well I should say that some of them
us well I should say that some of them
us well I should say that some of them went on the digital fast about 2/3 of my
went on the digital fast about 2/3 of my
went on the digital fast about 2/3 of my students successfully went screen and
students successfully went screen and
students successfully went screen and device free for the whole 48 hour period
device free for the whole 48 hour period
device free for the whole 48 hour period along with me another handful failed
along with me another handful failed
along with me another handful failed within the first hour they just failed
within the first hour they just failed
within the first hour they just failed miserably didn’t even try
miserably didn’t even try
miserably didn’t even try and then another small group were able
and then another small group were able
and then another small group were able to give up certain aspects of their
to give up certain aspects of their
to give up certain aspects of their devices but but not others and
devices but but not others and
devices but but not others and ultimately I decided that it was all a
ultimately I decided that it was all a
ultimately I decided that it was all a really good experience for us because
really good experience for us because
really good experience for us because even failing even preparing to go on a
even failing even preparing to go on a
even failing even preparing to go on a digital fast really helps you learn what
digital fast really helps you learn what
digital fast really helps you learn what your digital habits are and that’s
your digital habits are and that’s
your digital habits are and that’s valuable information of course it is
valuable information of course it is
valuable information of course it is much better to actually go on a digital
much better to actually go on a digital
much better to actually go on a digital fast I think so I really like this
fast I think so I really like this
fast I think so I really like this experience and I wanted to kind of keep
experience and I wanted to kind of keep
experience and I wanted to kind of keep it going so I gave some talks here in
it going so I gave some talks here in
it going so I gave some talks here in Portsmouth about the digital fast and
Portsmouth about the digital fast and
Portsmouth about the digital fast and there started to be some interest in
there started to be some interest in
there started to be some interest in doing a seacoast version of it so
doing a seacoast version of it so
doing a seacoast version of it so together with a great group of people
together with a great group of people
together with a great group of people we created the seacoast digital fast
we created the seacoast digital fast
we created the seacoast digital fast which has now happened the past two
which has now happened the past two
which has now happened the past two August’s some of you may have
August’s some of you may have
August’s some of you may have participated in it and it’s been it’s
participated in it and it’s been it’s
participated in it and it’s been it’s been great and we’re gonna continue
been great and we’re gonna continue
been great and we’re gonna continue doing it so what happens when you shut
doing it so what happens when you shut
doing it so what happens when you shut down your screens for a weekend well the
down your screens for a weekend well the
down your screens for a weekend well the first thing that happens is that you
first thing that happens is that you
first thing that happens is that you immediately want to document this really
immediately want to document this really
immediately want to document this really cool thing that you’re doing so for the
cool thing that you’re doing so for the
cool thing that you’re doing so for the Seacoast digital fast this past August
Seacoast digital fast this past August
Seacoast digital fast this past August we had a kickoff party here right here
we had a kickoff party here right here
we had a kickoff party here right here at 3s so participants could gather and
at 3s so participants could gather and
at 3s so participants could gather and we could all kind of communally shut
we could all kind of communally shut
we could all kind of communally shut down our devices together and so many of
down our devices together and so many of
down our devices together and so many of us have the same experience as we were
us have the same experience as we were
us have the same experience as we were shutting down our phones we wanted to
shutting down our phones we wanted to
shutting down our phones we wanted to use those phones to take pictures of
use those phones to take pictures of
use those phones to take pictures of ourselves shutting down our phones which
ourselves shutting down our phones which
ourselves shutting down our phones which we could then post to social media and
we could then post to social media and
we could then post to social media and talk about this really cool thing we
talk about this really cool thing we
talk about this really cool thing we were doing and wait for the likes and
were doing and wait for the likes and
were doing and wait for the likes and comments to roll in and that’s one of
comments to roll in and that’s one of
comments to roll in and that’s one of many things that you are kind of a
many things that you are kind of a
many things that you are kind of a tune – when you’re on a digital fast you
tune – when you’re on a digital fast you
tune – when you’re on a digital fast you notice every time you have that twitchy
notice every time you have that twitchy
notice every time you have that twitchy urge to check your phone it’s so much
urge to check your phone it’s so much
urge to check your phone it’s so much like the urge to smoke another cigarette
like the urge to smoke another cigarette
like the urge to smoke another cigarette when you’re trying to quit or have a
when you’re trying to quit or have a
when you’re trying to quit or have a drink or eat another potato chip even
drink or eat another potato chip even
drink or eat another potato chip even though you’re not hungry
though you’re not hungry
though you’re not hungry it’s not that often associated to an
it’s not that often associated to an
it’s not that often associated to an actual need but it’s more often
actual need but it’s more often
actual need but it’s more often associated with some kind of vague time
associated with some kind of vague time
associated with some kind of vague time filler or crutch and a lot of times you
filler or crutch and a lot of times you
filler or crutch and a lot of times you just do it because someone else took out
just do it because someone else took out
just do it because someone else took out their phone another thing you notice is
their phone another thing you notice is
their phone another thing you notice is it feels really good to do one thing at
it feels really good to do one thing at
it feels really good to do one thing at a time
a time
a time a woman who participated in the digital
a woman who participated in the digital
a woman who participated in the digital fast told me that she felt like she was
fast told me that she felt like she was
fast told me that she felt like she was a much better parent during that weekend
a much better parent during that weekend
a much better parent during that weekend because she was more calm and present
because she was more calm and present
because she was more calm and present with her kids she wasn’t constantly
with her kids she wasn’t constantly
with her kids she wasn’t constantly being pulled away by all these
being pulled away by all these
being pulled away by all these ultimately meaningless little tasks when
ultimately meaningless little tasks when
ultimately meaningless little tasks when you’re cooking you’re cooking when
you’re cooking you’re cooking when
you’re cooking you’re cooking when you’re having a conversation you’re
you’re having a conversation you’re
you’re having a conversation you’re having a conversation when you’re
having a conversation when you’re
having a conversation when you’re playing with your kids you’re playing
playing with your kids you’re playing
playing with your kids you’re playing with your kids without our screens we
with your kids without our screens we
with your kids without our screens we are more connected to the world without
are more connected to the world without
are more connected to the world without GPS we learn how to get around we learn
GPS we learn how to get around we learn
GPS we learn how to get around we learn more about where we live we inevitably
more about where we live we inevitably
more about where we live we inevitably spend more time outside you pay more
spend more time outside you pay more
spend more time outside you pay more attention to natural cycles like sunrise
attention to natural cycles like sunrise
attention to natural cycles like sunrise and sunset and what your body is telling
and sunset and what your body is telling
and sunset and what your body is telling you one of my students told me that the
you one of my students told me that the
you one of my students told me that the sleep that he got during the digital
sleep that he got during the digital
sleep that he got during the digital fast weekend was some of the best sleep
fast weekend was some of the best sleep
fast weekend was some of the best sleep he ever can remember getting our news
he ever can remember getting our news
he ever can remember getting our news feeds or all of our feeds news
feeds or all of our feeds news
feeds or all of our feeds news entertainment social twitter facebook
entertainment social twitter facebook
entertainment social twitter facebook instagram never end the feeds never end
instagram never end the feeds never end
instagram never end the feeds never end and yet when we’re scrolling through
and yet when we’re scrolling through
and yet when we’re scrolling through them in the back of our head we’re
them in the back of our head we’re
them in the back of our head we’re thinking I’m gonna get caught up I’m
thinking I’m gonna get caught up I’m
thinking I’m gonna get caught up I’m gonna get to the end of this story right
gonna get to the end of this story right
gonna get to the end of this story right but there is no end right
but there is no end right
but there is no end right Trump is never going to stop right so
Trump is never going to stop right so
Trump is never going to stop right so every once in a while it feels good to
every once in a while it feels good to
every once in a while it feels good to just acknowledge that the feeds will
just acknowledge that the feeds will
just acknowledge that the feeds will never end that you’ll never be caught up
never end that you’ll never be caught up
never end that you’ll never be caught up and step away from it you can always go
and step away from it you can always go
and step away from it you can always go back to it a digital faster observe to
back to it a digital faster observe to
back to it a digital faster observe to me that during that weekend if there was
me that during that weekend if there was
me that during that weekend if there was some kind of a world catastrophe he
some kind of a world catastrophe he
some kind of a world catastrophe he would hear people yelling in the street
would hear people yelling in the street
would hear people yelling in the street about it otherwise he was okay taking
about it otherwise he was okay taking
about it otherwise he was okay taking the chance of taking 48 hours away from
the chance of taking 48 hours away from
the chance of taking 48 hours away from the information and on Monday he could
the information and on Monday he could
the information and on Monday he could check back in
check back in
check back in probably get caught up inside of ten
probably get caught up inside of ten
probably get caught up inside of ten minutes and he was pretty confident that
minutes and he was pretty confident that
minutes and he was pretty confident that he wouldn’t have missed that much our
he wouldn’t have missed that much our
he wouldn’t have missed that much our devices allow us to constantly cancel
devices allow us to constantly cancel
devices allow us to constantly cancel and reschedule and live this sort of
and reschedule and live this sort of
and reschedule and live this sort of frantic non-committal life when I was
frantic non-committal life when I was
frantic non-committal life when I was doing the digital fast this past summer
doing the digital fast this past summer
doing the digital fast this past summer I made plans with my brother-in-law to
I made plans with my brother-in-law to
I made plans with my brother-in-law to go for a run and because we were on a
go for a run and because we were on a
go for a run and because we were on a digital fast I couldn’t text him about
digital fast I couldn’t text him about
digital fast I couldn’t text him about it we had to make the plans you know on
it we had to make the plans you know on
it we had to make the plans you know on Friday so we were gonna meet on Sunday
Friday so we were gonna meet on Sunday
Friday so we were gonna meet on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the corner of
afternoon at 3 p.m. at the corner of
afternoon at 3 p.m. at the corner of broad and middle and when I woke up on
broad and middle and when I woke up on
broad and middle and when I woke up on Sunday morning I didn’t feel like going
Sunday morning I didn’t feel like going
Sunday morning I didn’t feel like going for a run so I wanted to cancel my plans
for a run so I wanted to cancel my plans
for a run so I wanted to cancel my plans with Jake but that would have involved
with Jake but that would have involved
with Jake but that would have involved walking downtown somehow finding him and
walking downtown somehow finding him and
walking downtown somehow finding him and cancelling which seemed really difficult
cancelling which seemed really difficult
cancelling which seemed really difficult and kind of ridiculous and so I kept my
and kind of ridiculous and so I kept my
and kind of ridiculous and so I kept my plans and I went for the run and I’m
plans and I went for the run and I’m
plans and I went for the run and I’m better for it people are more
better for it people are more
better for it people are more complicated offline the internet
complicated offline the internet
complicated offline the internet presents a much more extreme version of
presents a much more extreme version of
presents a much more extreme version of everything it’s much easier to see
everything it’s much easier to see
everything it’s much easier to see people in black and white terms online
people in black and white terms online
people in black and white terms online it’s much easier to cast people as
it’s much easier to cast people as
it’s much easier to cast people as unredeemable
unredeemable
unredeemable but offline on a digital fast we return
but offline on a digital fast we return
but offline on a digital fast we return to the Messier and more complicated
to the Messier and more complicated
to the Messier and more complicated world of actual human beings no one is
world of actual human beings no one is
world of actual human beings no one is just a trump voter they might also be a
just a trump voter they might also be a
just a trump voter they might also be a trump voter who is your really nice
trump voter who is your really nice
trump voter who is your really nice neighbor who seems to love their kids as
neighbor who seems to love their kids as
neighbor who seems to love their kids as much as you do and loves flo rida as
much as you do and loves flo rida as
much as you do and loves flo rida as much as you do this one really hit home
much as you do this one really hit home
much as you do this one really hit home with me the power of doing nothing when
with me the power of doing nothing when
with me the power of doing nothing when I was in my early 20s I played in the
I was in my early 20s I played in the
I was in my early 20s I played in the band and I used to do all of my lyric
band and I used to do all of my lyric
band and I used to do all of my lyric writing during these little moments of
writing during these little moments of
writing during these little moments of downtime that I would have when I was
downtime that I would have when I was
downtime that I would have when I was when I was bored or spacing out riding
when I was bored or spacing out riding
when I was bored or spacing out riding the bus waiting in line for coffee with
the bus waiting in line for coffee with
the bus waiting in line for coffee with nothing to do at my job that was when I
nothing to do at my job that was when I
nothing to do at my job that was when I did my best creative thinking I never
did my best creative thinking I never
did my best creative thinking I never thought about it at the time but now I
thought about it at the time but now I
thought about it at the time but now I realize that that valuable in-between
realize that that valuable in-between
realize that that valuable in-between spacing out time is now filled with this
spacing out time is now filled with this
spacing out time is now filled with this mindless scrolling on my phone and when
mindless scrolling on my phone and when
mindless scrolling on my phone and when I went on the digital fast that time
I went on the digital fast that time
I went on the digital fast that time came back to me do you really need to
came back to me do you really need to
came back to me do you really need to share everything you do with everyone in
share everything you do with everyone in
share everything you do with everyone in the world every day all the time yes
the world every day all the time yes
the world every day all the time yes it’s great for the grandparents to see
it’s great for the grandparents to see
it’s great for the grandparents to see pictures from the first day of school
pictures from the first day of school
pictures from the first day of school and yes we all agree your new haircut
and yes we all agree your new haircut
and yes we all agree your new haircut looks great but how much is lost when we
looks great but how much is lost when we
looks great but how much is lost when we make everything public isn’t it nice to
make everything public isn’t it nice to
make everything public isn’t it nice to be able to say that you really did just
be able to say that you really did just
be able to say that you really did just have to be there besides how much of
have to be there besides how much of
have to be there besides how much of some once-in-a-lifetime gathering of old
some once-in-a-lifetime gathering of old
some once-in-a-lifetime gathering of old friends do you want to waste trying to
friends do you want to waste trying to
friends do you want to waste trying to document everything so on Sunday night
document everything so on Sunday night
document everything so on Sunday night or Monday morning when you power
or Monday morning when you power
or Monday morning when you power everything back on and reconnect you
everything back on and reconnect you
everything back on and reconnect you might realize some things and you might
might realize some things and you might
might realize some things and you might decide to make some changes they might
decide to make some changes they might
decide to make some changes they might be small changes you might decide to
be small changes you might decide to
be small changes you might decide to take facebook off your phone you might
take facebook off your phone you might
take facebook off your phone you might decide that you’re not gonna take it to
decide that you’re not gonna take it to
decide that you’re not gonna take it to bed with you anymore
bed with you anymore
bed with you anymore or that you’re gonna wait 15 minutes
or that you’re gonna wait 15 minutes
or that you’re gonna wait 15 minutes every morning before you turn it on and
every morning before you turn it on and
every morning before you turn it on and just enjoy your coffee and silence maybe
just enjoy your coffee and silence maybe
just enjoy your coffee and silence maybe you’ll decide you’re not going to bring
you’ll decide you’re not going to bring
you’ll decide you’re not going to bring it to the dinner table with you or
it to the dinner table with you or
it to the dinner table with you or you’re not gonna use it on Sundays you
you’re not gonna use it on Sundays you
you’re not gonna use it on Sundays you might realize what’s really sacred to
might realize what’s really sacred to
might realize what’s really sacred to you the point of the digital fast is to
you the point of the digital fast is to
you the point of the digital fast is to take back control in the relationship
take back control in the relationship
take back control in the relationship these devices that we carry around with
these devices that we carry around with
these devices that we carry around with us too often set the terms they dictate
us too often set the terms they dictate
us too often set the terms they dictate when we abruptly end a conversation they
when we abruptly end a conversation they
when we abruptly end a conversation they take our attention away from our kids
take our attention away from our kids
take our attention away from our kids and yes sometimes they even listen in on
and yes sometimes they even listen in on
and yes sometimes they even listen in on our conversations and keep track of
our conversations and keep track of
our conversations and keep track of where we are and how we’re spending our
where we are and how we’re spending our
where we are and how we’re spending our money when you go on a digital fast you
money when you go on a digital fast you
money when you go on a digital fast you are reminded that you have a lot more
are reminded that you have a lot more
are reminded that you have a lot more say in setting the terms than you might
say in setting the terms than you might
say in setting the terms than you might think my students are immersed in the
think my students are immersed in the
think my students are immersed in the digital world so am I most likely so are
digital world so am I most likely so are
digital world so am I most likely so are you so it’s not an option for most of us
you so it’s not an option for most of us
you so it’s not an option for most of us to opt out or disengage but that’s not
to opt out or disengage but that’s not
to opt out or disengage but that’s not what this is about either this is about
what this is about either this is about
what this is about either this is about examining our relationship to technology
examining our relationship to technology
examining our relationship to technology is it a healthy relationship
is it a healthy relationship
is it a healthy relationship these devices that we carry around our
these devices that we carry around our
these devices that we carry around our miraculous and powerful tools I realize
miraculous and powerful tools I realize
miraculous and powerful tools I realize that more profoundly than ever but they
that more profoundly than ever but they
that more profoundly than ever but they are tools and we typically put tools
are tools and we typically put tools
are tools and we typically put tools away when we’re done using them I think
away when we’re done using them I think
away when we’re done using them I think this is a great and valuable experience
this is a great and valuable experience
this is a great and valuable experience for everyone to try at least once a year
for everyone to try at least once a year
for everyone to try at least once a year and ask yourself if you can’t go 48
and ask yourself if you can’t go 48
and ask yourself if you can’t go 48 hours in a year without your devices and
hours in a year without your devices and
hours in a year without your devices and screens what does that say about your
screens what does that say about your
screens what does that say about your relationship to your family your work
relationship to your family your work
relationship to your family your work your community and the natural world so
your community and the natural world so
your community and the natural world so what do you say these guys might be
what do you say these guys might be
what do you say these guys might be skeptical but I think you can do it
skeptical but I think you can do it
skeptical but I think you can do it thanks
thanks
thanks [Applause]
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