Psychologist, Dr Andy Cope offers tips on how to become a tech-‘no’.
When you drive off the ferry at New Zealand’s Waiheke Island, you’re greeted by a sign that says ‘Slow down. You’re here’. What a wonderful reminder about life in general, as sometimes in this world, it can feel like we’re burdened with excess baggage.
Many of us, at various times, try to shed this baggage, have a break from social-media or a digi-detox to help us be more present and reclaim our own lives.
While it’s often impossible to reduce your dependence on IT at work, Dr Andy Cope offers his Digi-Dozen detox tips, if you’re feeling the need to try and redress the balance and lighten the IT-load in your personal life.
Digi-detox tips:
Dr Andy Cope is a positive psychologist and author of Zest: How to Squeeze the Max out of Life