At Inner Circle I’ve often encouraged members to take and internet holiday when going on vacation. No email, no internet, no texting to work, no phone calls to work. Cold turkey. It really helps to clear your mind and ensure that you get refreshed on your vacation. The members who have done it have raved about how it’s opened their minds and refreshed their souls. Adding balance back into their lives in this hurry up world we live in.
The next best thing would be a regular “Internet Sabbath.” Heard this on NPR this morning. Each weekend take one day (or two) as an “Internet Sabbath” to make sure you get the rejuvenation your deserve on the weekend. Disconnect from email, internet and texting. Use just the phone. Talk to someone.
Makes sense to me. How about you?
Mike,
This makes a lot of sense to me, although as the only media guy here at work it would take a little planning to make it work since I'm as likely to get an email from reporters as a phone call these days.
However, it can work – at least for a few hours at a time. I adhere to a no Blackberry, no phone policy when I'm on the golf course, so why not for a day on the weekend? Or even during the week. I've worked in a "no meetings on Wednesday's" office, so why not an internet sabbath one day a week?