- Does the unplugged lifestyle tempt you?
No, but minimizing my interactions with technology is tempting. I used to care a lot about technology, but now? I think most of it is used to bullshit. Which is part of why I haven't tried to get a career in it.
I think that a key to having a healthy relationship with any habit is to ask yourself "What am I getting out of this? Am I happier for it? Is it harming me?"
So:
I like using a computer to record what little personal notes I have. I find that the ability to quickly navigate through, search, modify, and share them is powerful. I don't like using my cellphone. I think that texting and phone calls get relied on too much. They aren't as 'deep' to me as face to face conversations.
What's probably the minimum I can comfortably stand?
I'd be fine with a land line and a raspberry pi. When I moved from an urban area with unlimited broadband to a rural area with a 5 GB/month data cap and spotty connectivity, my quality of life didn't deteriorate. And it didn't jump up when I moved back to the land of cable.
As a society, we need to get better at learning to use technology responsibly. Which isn't the same as not using it at all.
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I'm sorry, I drilled my attention down to the last line of your post and the rest of it went sailing by.
- The question occurs to me because it may be my situation in a year.
Traveling? Moving off the grid? Willpower? What's prompting the change (if you don't mind my asking)?