Forget the Digital Detox; Rethink Your Use of Technology

Do we need to turn off technology altogether? Lauren Bacon and Rohan Gunatillake give tips on how to rethink your use of technology, without having to unplug completely.

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With the National Day of Unplugging having just wrapped up (if you didn’t know, it started at sundown yesterday and ended at sundown today), Lauren Bacon and Rohan Gunatillake’s SXSW talk on the “unplugging” fad being mulled by so many who feel overwhelmed by technology came at just the right time.

Gunatillake, the creator of Buddify, a meditation app designed specifically for people who experience much of their lives online, and Bacon, a leadership coach and author, stressed the importance of “hacking your use of technology” before considering a cold turkey digital detox — in “Beyond Unplugging: How to Stay Sane Online.”

“If we’re detoxing, what is the actual toxin?” Bacon said we should ask ourselves.

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