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How Unplugging From Technology Affects The Brain

First Posted: 08/16/10 04:10 PM ET Updated: 11/17/11 09:02 AM ET

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Scientists journeyed into nature to understand how heavy use of digital devices and other technology changes how we think, and how a retreat into nature might reverse those effects.

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Scientists journeyed into nature to understand how heavy use of digital devices and other technology changes how we think, and how a retreat into nature might reverse those effects. ...
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jeanneyogini
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10:41 AM on 08/22/2010
Meditation offers another way to unplug from technology and connect with nature. Nature is inside too. I find diving deep within during meditation not only disconnects me from the outer world of sensory stimulation, but refreshes my mind and heart with the serenity and silence of the transcendent. Not everyone can get away for a walk in the woods, but a meditation break is easy and effective for balancing the technology buzz.
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OceanAsheville
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06:37 PM on 08/16/2010
This might not be interesting to anyone but me but ... at the end of the month I am unplugging! Well, not completely. I'll still have the internet at work but no more at home. Also no TV since I don't have one and the handful of shows I watch regularly I've been watching online. ... I guess I find the internet personally too addictive. It's too easy to turn on and tune out when I get home. I'm a news junkie. I also find myself writing inane comments about how yes Angelina Jolie is so to beautiful when a Jennifer Anistan fan says oh no she's not on a comment thread. I guess I want to be conscious again. Present. I talked to this guy last night who has no TV or internet either - he spends his free time reading on his hammock or hiking the woods. He says that at the rate he's de-evolutionizing he'll be riding a horse in about ten years : )
I look forward to feeling comfortable with quiet again. I guess everyone struggles to find their own sanity - and mine definitely involves being less plugged in. Anyway, best to all! Lisa
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