I was so ready to leave Instagram behind, but then my feed started showing me cute rat videos.

#forkiverse & #fediverse please give me your best #pet videos (preferably rodents) to keep me from falling into the dark pits of the gram.

#mastodon
#rats
#socialmedia
#some
#doomscroll
#techdetox

Heather Burns wants to #deApple, but can't even #deGoogle without missing meetings πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ“…. Apparently, ditching tech is her new hobby, except when it comes to actually being functional. πŸ€”πŸ’»πŸ™…β€β™€οΈ
https://heatherburns.tech/2025/11/10/time-to-start-de-appling/ #techDetox #digitalMinimalism #functionalLifestyle #HackerNews #ngated
Time to start de-Appling – Hi, I'm Heather Burns

Parents are spending $8,000 to send their kids to tech-detox camps.
What they get back? Hunger strikes, burner phones, and digital withdrawal meltdowns.

#TheInternetIsCrack #DigitalAddiction #TechDetox #ParentingCrisis #InternetCulture #Podcast

Stanchi delle notifiche che vi perseguitano come i fantasmi di Pac-Man? Un nuovo standard di certificazione premia i dispositivi che rispettano la nostra attenzione mentale. Dal tablet che sembra carta al pezzo di legno che nasconde la domotica, i primi prodotti certificati per il tech detox promettono di liberarci dalla schiavitΓΉ digitale.

#TechDetox #Benessere #Innovazione #Design #Tecnologia

https://www.futuroprossimo.it/2025/01/tech-detox-ecco-la-certificazione-per-i-dispositivi-che-non-stressano/

Tech detox: ecco la certificazione per i dispositivi che non stressano

Il tech detox si fa serio: una certificazione premia i dispositivi che non ci bombardano di notifiche. Ecco i primi prodotti approvati.

Futuro Prossimo
"Unlike the self-directed daylong digital detoxes I’d white-knuckled through in the past, lonely experiments throughout which I’d felt like I was missing crucial communications, this time I was in the company of 30 other people who’d also gone cold turkey."
#internetdetox #techdetox #digitaldetox
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/well/live/tech-digital-detox-screen-time.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NU0.fCSo.hf61c1oXp_3K&smid=url-share
Digital Detox: Tips for Resetting Your Relationship With Tech

I spent a week without tech. Here’s what I learned.

The New York Times

β€œRisk-averse college presidents and deans, I’m looking at you: If you can’t quite see launching this as a full-year program, try piloting it as summer school or a winter-break technology detox course.” #techdetox

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/opinion/college-students-monks-mental-health-smart-phones.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Opinion | What College Students Need Is a Taste of the Monk’s Life

College students need a taste of the monk’s life.

The New York Times
Opinion | The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Movement

Logan Lane gave up her smartphone. That changed her life.

The Loftie Alarm Clock Is Anti-Tech Tech, and It’s Improving My Sleep

Loftie gives iPhone addicts like me boundaries, a tech detox, and a bunch of Miyazaki-level soundscapes that make falling asleep truly dreamy.