Unplug

Taking Timeouts To Decrease Stress And Increase Creativity

Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D. | Posted 05.27.2012

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Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D.

The human engine, like any other, runs on energy. The more you have at your disposal, the healthier you'll be and the better you'll feel and perform. But you can't continually run an engine in the red zone, at max output, or it will burn out.

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National Day Of Unplugging: Can You Spend 24 Hours Offline?

Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 05.23.2012

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Margaret Wheeler Johnson

What would it be like to go a day without the Internet? Would we wither under the force of our own tech-induced ADD?

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Can You Unplug for 24 Hours?

Heidi Sinclair | Posted 05.22.2012

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Heidi Sinclair

By letting technology into our lives in an unbounded fashion, we are not only losing the art of conversation, we are losing our emotional lives. The answer is putting the technology in its place. It is time for all of us to unplug for one day.

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A Cloudy Forecast for Screenagers

Marian Salzman | Posted 01.22.2012

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Marian Salzman

With internet dependency and addiction growing, I think many people will deliberately unplug and seek out places where wireless is not an option.

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Should We Be Writing.. For Our Own Wellness?

Jen Bilik | Posted 01.09.2012

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Jen Bilik

Paper is just one of the ways we can find solace in pulling away from screens. Cooking. Gardening. Fishing. Sewing. We've made and done things with our hands for about a billion times longer than we've worked with electronics.

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Just Do it: Unplug Now

Deborah Calla | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deborah Calla

We all know that "more" does not equal "better". So why do we all have bought into this idea that if we aren't busy and reachable 24/7, we are unproductive or even worse; things aren't going to happen?

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Is Unplugging and Recharging Just Another 'Crock'?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Cara Barker

"You a writer, or something?" he asks, noticing my gymnastic struggle with pen and paper. His inquiry reminds me of the mosquito hovering around your ear on a hot July evening, and you, without a fly swatter. Good thing, though. I would have missed the fireworks.

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Status Updating the Mudbath

Christopher Noxon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Noxon

This Friday I will join friends in the Jewish nonprofit Reboot in a National Day of Unplugging. No phones, no computers, no TV, no iPhone, no TV. For 24 hours.

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Live From The Oasis At The DNC - Slow Down To Speed Up

Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011

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Russell Bishop

Robert Kennedy stopped by yesterday and we asked him what he does to relax, unwind, unplug. His answer? He likes to go skiing. You have probably ...

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