Today’s technology may make it easy to keep in touch with friends and family, but it also can make it feel impossible to unplug from work. With email just a click away, it’s too easy to slip in a few hours of work while we’re at home...
Each member of Team Ridiculously Efficient was tasked with spending one 24-hour period in September without using any screens. That meant no smartphones, no laptops, computers or tablets, and no TVs. This is how we fared. We started by shutting down our digital technology each night at 8pm, but this...
Each member of Team Ridiculously Efficient was tasked with spending one 24-hour period in September without using any screens. That meant no smartphones, no laptops, computers or tablets, and no TVs. This is how we fared. Stay offline for a full 24-hour period? No problem. In fact, I was certain...
Each member of Team Ridiculously Efficient was tasked with spending one 24-hour period in September without using any screens. That meant no smartphones, no laptops, computers or tablets, and no TVs. This is how we fared. This experiment was weird. I didn’t love it, I didn’t hate it,...
For one week in September, Team Ridiculously Efficient went on a partial digital detox. Every night at 8pm local time, we set out on a mission to put our phones away, stay away from social media and stop checking emails. Let’s be honest, as much as we all think...
This post originally appeared on Ridiculously Efficient. Dana Brownlee is the founder of Professionalism Matters, a consulting firm that helps other businesses become more productive. As a busy business owner, she knows how important vacation time is for herself and her family, but began to fear that inevitable onslaught of...
