On February 22, the disconnected Day is celebrated, a date dedicated to the need to detach for a while on our cell phones and somehow avoid depending on technology.
You would be able to stay without the internet and without smartphones At least for a day or weekend? Being connected to the network has great advantages from the point of view of information always at hand coming from anywhere in the world, but is it really helping us to communicate better with others?
Sometimes the excessive use of the Internet and the smartphone risks creating a certain detachment in interpersonal relationships during normal daily life. How many times have you happened to go to the restaurant and to see many people committed to looking at the cell phone instead of converse with each other?
The progress of technology can have both positive and negative sides. Some psychologists have started to highlight certain disorders related toExcessive use of the Internet and smartphonesincluding the fear of getting lost the latest online updates and the tendency to leave less than home to spend time surfing the web, a problem that has become increasingly clear in these two years in which we have been forced to give a cut to ours social life, due to pandemic.
Some people have started to realize that spending too many hours in front of the screen and looking for information on the internet is not exactly the most suitable and beneficial way to blursince there are many alternative activities to have fun and above all to be in the company.
Here then we start talking about a real urban tribe who chooses to stay disconnected from the network.
These are people who have decided to stop checking the emails and latest updates on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok compulsively And to regain your time to spend in the open air, with friends, playing sports, playing with their children, walking in a park or simply reading a book.
It is not a question of giving up the smartphone but of Reduce dependence on connection to the webto send messages and make calls only when it is really necessary.
The risk is that the excessive dependence on the Internet and on the smartphone makes more difficult to meet, converse face to face, spend time in the open air or with friends without always having a cell phone in hand.
The network, computers and smartphones They are tools to our serviceare undoubtedly very useful but at the same time.
Always exists a right middle ground In the use of any type of tool, including smartphones and Internet, don’t you think?
5 tips to disconnect us
Here are 5 practical tips to detach yourself from the digital world and reconnect with real life:
Create “free technology areas” in the houselike the bedroom or dining room. Keep electronic appliances outside these spaces to completely dedicate yourself to rest, reading or conversations with family members.
Establish “offline” times during the day. For example, turn off the notifications for the first two hours after awakening and at least an hour before going to sleep. Use this time to take a walk, meditate or dedicate yourself to a manual hobby.
During meals, put the phone in aerial mode and focus on food and people present. Tasting each bite and enjoy the face -to -face conversations without digital distractions.
Rediscover the pleasure of analog activities: Use a paper book instead of E-Beder, write on a diary instead of on the phone, meets friends in person instead of chatting. These tactile experiences stimulate the senses differently.
Regularly organizes “Detox digital days”: one day a week (or even half a day) completely disconnected. Plan outdoor activities, do sports, dedicate time to your hobbies or simply relaxed without screens. At the beginning it may seem difficult, but over time it will become a regenerating habit.
