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Disconnecting from electrical devices/the internet.

  • 16-05-2017 5:46pm
    #1
    MilesMorales1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,431 ✭✭✭


    Have any of you lot tried this not using your technology all the time/being connected to the internet all the time?
    I've been trying it myself the past 2 week or so. Turning computer off, airplane mode on phone, all that stuff for a few hours, and it feels pretty goddamn good. Granted I'm not working a high pressure job or having a family or anything so I desperately need to be connected 24/7, so maybe its not possible for everyone. But I think I'll do it more and more at this point.


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  • #2
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    It's called doing an Ed Sheeran.


  • #3
    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Sure, I'm doing it right now!


  • #4
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    It's called doing an Ed Sheeran.
    Excuse me, I'd never ride a ginger :pac:
    :pac:

    But yeah, in reality I switch of for a few weeks ever year and it's the most refreshing thing ever.


  • #5
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I'm the opposite. I have to make a point of logging in to my devices every now and again.


  • #6
    Mena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Mena


    No. I'm paid the big bucks to be available 24/7. They stay on.


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  • #7
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    When on the family holiday I move my sim in to an old Nokia.
    Its kind of nice to be disconnected for a couple of weeks a year. You dont really miss much.


  • #8
    Widdershins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    If I could get out and do 'stuff' more right now, I wouldn't miss the internet at all. Just switching it all off would be pointless 'cause I can't get out into nature as much as I'd like, not for a month or so anyway.
    I've lived off-grid and it's much nicer but it's not practical to do it full time.

    I've a basic Nokia though so it's not like I'm chained to the internet everywhere I go.


  • #9
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    Yeah Op, fair play.

    I've gradually closed most of my social media accounts.

    I leave the phone and ipod behind when going for a jog or walk.

    I feel better for it. Was getting to the stage that my phone was starting to feel like a limb.


  • #10
    Hector Bellend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    Real lif squirters are not easy to find.

    Therefore, I'll continue watching squirt porn


  • #11
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    You can take everything but leave my radio


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  • #12
    Permabear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Permabear


    This post has been deleted.


  • #13
    Vela
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭Vela


    I put airplane mode on when I'm going to sleep - it's the only way to stop me messing on my phone in bed!


  • #14
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I put my phone in airplane mode, and threw it up in the air.

    Worst. Transformer. Ever.


  • #15
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,731 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    I'm not that frequent a user of them that I need a break from them. I have to use a PC prretty regularly 9-5, but outside that I could be offline for long periods anyway.

    I have an app on my phone called Quality Time that records daily usage. Yesterday's total usage was 9 minutes, and the day before that was 11 minutes.


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