Tag: Digital Detox
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Digital Escapism – What are We Running Away From?
Shantaram & underlying anxiety In the epic story, ‘Shantaram’, Gregory David Roberts talks about the constant anxiety he experienced in his everyday life. He was, after all, Australia’s most wanted man at the time. Since Gregory was on the run, his constant anxiety was hardly surprising: it was likely that at any time he could…
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What have I learned from Dopamine Detox 2.0?
This was probably the most unscientific experiment I’ve ever done. Not only did I detox from dopamine, I also cut out alcohol, coffee and work! What’s more, I went from barely any training to lifting and training every day. I tracked zero data. The only metric was to see how it went, how I felt…
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Digital Detox 1.0 Reflections
Earlier this year, I did a rudimentary digital detox. I’ve since done a full digital declutter and dopamine detox (which I wrote about here together with Matt Gwyther) Here are a few things that worked well orginally: No TV in the house. Only used a projector for worthwhile films. The projector has sufficient hassle to…