In today's pandemic driven society we are spending a lot more time on screens than we are off of them. I have never in my life spent so much time in front of a computer, and I have noticed that it is really taking its toll on me and my psyche. I guess I am assuming that you all are feeling the same way to some extent if you have read this far but hey I could be wrong.
Steven Jobs once said in an interview that he doesn't let his kids have screen time at home. I found this to be very telling, almost like when the person who developed TNT saw the ugliness of his creation and created the Nobel Peace Prize as a counter to the destruction that he unleashed upon the earth. Screen time is not necessarily a good thing. One way that we can reconnect to the nature around us is to let go of the computer, tv, phone, tablet, etc... for one hour every day.
I started to do this one week ago and have found a great increase in my creative power. I wouldn't say that I have spent every second of my technology free hour outside, but I have done something other than stare at a computer screen. It has been amazing.
Some of the activities that I have done while on my technology fast:
- Read a book
- Make tea
- Think
- Listen to the Birds
- Go for a walk
- Clean my house
