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Before Digital Detox Was a Thing

By: David Werdiger
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Jul 13
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I was as addicted to my phone as anyone. Still am.

And I was driven to understand why.

What was this technology doing to us?

And what can we do about it that would make a difference?

I read tons of articles & books, watched the movies.

Then I understood what was happening.

And then it hit me: I already had the answer.

It was in the Sabbath observance I had kept for my entire life.

For one day each week, I disconnect. No phone. No laptop or TV. No work.

Embracing my most valuable asset – TIME with family, community and myself.

As a child, I found it restrictive.

As an adult, it was (still is) deeply religious.

In today’s social media world, it is freedom.

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A friend who observes the Sabbath said something to me recently that hasn't left my head:

"A day without the phone is better than a holiday with it."

No notifications. No scrolling. No half-presence while your mind is somewhere else. Just one day, fully here.

We spend so much

The biggest mistake in succession planning?

Assuming the baton can be handed off when the time comes.

Great transitions happen long before the handoff.

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