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More than half of Aussies consider themselves addicted to their phones.Despite this, only 38% of respondents say they’ve ever attempted any kind of digital detox.Furthermore, only 32% of us set any kind of screen limits to reduce our screen time.
For 24 hours, you need to go completely tech-free. That means no:
Smartphones TV Streaming Gaming Consoles Smartwatch Fitness Trackers Smart Home devices (like Smart Speakers or Robot Vacuums)
Reckon you can handle it? After the challenge, we ask that you submit screen time reports to prove that you truly went a full 24 hours without your tech, and to provide feedback on the challenge. As the digital detox contender, you’ll have to go a full 24 hours without any technology. You’ll have 14 days from accepting the challenge to pick a day that works for you, so you don’t have to skip uni or work (unless you want to). If you make it through the 24 hours, we’ll pay you $2400! The digital detox got her to break out of her screen time habits and try something new to pass the time. “I read an entire book (an entire book in a day! That’s something I haven’t done in years) and played board games. It was fun, satisfying and I felt a real sense of accomplishment afterwards.” So if you feel you could benefit from a few days with no screen time, then this challenge is for you. Applications close at 9:00 am AEST on September 29th 2022. The winner will also be contacted via email after the announcement and will have seven days to accept or decline the offer. We chatted to Peter Smith and Athil Singh from Happy Buddha Retreats , who run silent meditation retreats in Sydney’s Blue Mountains that are– you guessed it– technology-free. They said there’s a multitude of reasons why people are drawn to a screen-free weekend. “People book a tech-free retreat at Happy Buddha because they want to reconnect, to unwind, to unravel from the frenetic, always-on pace the modern world demands of us with our phones. At our Journey to Stillness retreat instead of checking your phone - because you don’t have it - you can sit by the fire, watch the sunrise, make a cup of tea, follow the chickens scratching around the earth, paint, do a jigsaw puzzle, sit under a waterfall, savour silence and stillness, meditate, calm your nervous system, like, just let go, relax, reconnect.” Peter - who is one of the key facilitators - explained, adding that retreat-goers feel the difference after going screen-free for a few days. “The main feedback we receive from participants after they’ve completed the retreat is an overwhelming sense of calm; a space in their mind they’d forgotten existed. People feel like they can find new ways to curb their phone use. They find an inner strength and peace of mind that is greater than the sugar hit they get from picking up their phone.” Athil, Happy Buddha’s founder adds to this. “[Participants] wish they could do it for longer, they feel rejuvenated and not looking forward to turning their phone back on.” And if you feel that you would find the experience challenging, Athil says you’re not alone, but that you shouldn’t be afraid of giving it a go. “Any people [who complete the retreat] that think they would struggle, or initially struggle [during the retreat] end up loving the extra time and freedom which they experience.”
Setting your phone to ‘do not disturb’ mode at night time, so that your evening routine and sleep are not interrupted by screens and notifications. Turn off your WiFi when you’re not using it. Try and develop a morning routine where you perhaps enjoy a coffee or tea, do some yoga stretching and get ready for the day before you check your phone or flick on the TV.
