Digital Detox – The Need and Some Tips to Digital Detox
Recently, we have started the Digital Detox Club in our institution. When there was the proposal for starting this club, I wondered why this club and what would be the response of the students. So, I started browsing on this and found an article which explained each of the following findings from various research studies in detail:
- Technology make you feel stressful
- Digital devices can disrupt sleep
- Heavy usage of device can lead to mental health issues
- Constantly connected to devices affects work/life balance
- Social comparison makes it hard to be content
- Digital connectivity can make you feel like you’re missing out
It is really alarming and it seems to be true also!
Also, to my surprise, there are more students enrolled in the club and it clearly shows our youngsters are realising that they are caught up with the screen and want to come out of the digital addiction.
During the inauguration the guest interacted with the students on the steps they can take to reduce the screen time and gave the tips for that as follows 👇🏻
Actually, I was already doing ‘Mute notifications’ for quite some time. But, the thing is, though I am not getting any notifications, frequently I am taking the phone and seeing whether any WhatsApp messages have come!. Anyway, the notification sound does not distract me.
Now, I have taken some resolutions like
- Not using my mobile phone in the kitchen and at the dining table.
- Not using my mobile phone while on the road, even when just waiting for the vehicle.
- Not using the mobile phone other than attending any call (that also, I can tell them that I will call back, if that is not urgent!) while talking with others. Also
- While travelling, I will not use mobile unless otherwise it is emergency
I can tell you that I am successful in following these at least 80 to 90% and I am trying for 100% !
What do you feel? Do you also want to take some small steps towards reducing the use of digital devices? Give it a try!!
