Host a “phones off” party, go to a sauna, go for a hike with friends with self control etc., but please don’t hold me hostage (connectivity wise) in a cramped metal tube for your sense of nostalgia.
Planes are just about the least pleasant space to experience involuntary offline-ness. (That said, people scrolling reels with the speaker on (or the display at brightness levels making me consider sunscreen) should immediately go on the no-fly list.)
Consider paying a visit to one of these if you want to immerse yourself in the world of ideas and disengage from screens:
https://labri.org/
My ~4 weeks were some of the most memorable of my life
You can be disconnected wherever you want, with a bit of self control.
Always a catch.
This misses the point. What’s nice is not that it’s just me, but that it’s everyone.
Host a “phones off” party, go to a sauna, go for a hike with friends with self control etc., but please don’t hold me hostage (connectivity wise) in a cramped metal tube for your sense of nostalgia.
Planes are just about the least pleasant space to experience involuntary offline-ness. (That said, people scrolling reels with the speaker on (or the display at brightness levels making me consider sunscreen) should immediately go on the no-fly list.)
Nobody is holding you hostage. Sounds like you need the timeout more than anyone.
And the assumption that this view was drawn from nostalgia is completely invalid.
Not really, personally... time waits for no one.
And now you’ll have one less opportunity not to waste your finite time on the internet.