"Unplug your TV, you don’t need it. Finally, make a damn strong foo-foo drink, and read a book while you sip it.

The trick is to employ your mind enough that you don’t miss being plugged into the lives of so many other people, and into the news of the world. Information is addictive, and like any other addiction it is potentially harmful. Cut back just a little, and you will reap the benefits the rest of the week. Pick a day, for me it’s Saturday, when no one at work can get a hold of you in any way other than a phone call. I don’t read text messages at all on Saturday, it’s my Fortress of Solitude.

You and me have access to information that people would have literally killed for just a few hundred years ago, and that makes us lucky. We just can’t let it run us completely. Do yourself a favor, pick a day in the next week to turn off. Plan ahead, go grocery shopping and cook for some of your friends. Fret over the wine, and worry about the weather. After all, nature is still the best app of all."

Excerto do texto "How to disconect, A primer" de Alex Wilhelm em http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/