There is a great article in the New York Times today talking about how many techno addicts are so connected to that the only time they are free of their electronic Internet leash is when the sleep.
I know very well what it is to be on that leash! I am definitely a techno addict my livelihood though depends on that leash, but I found out back in 2001 how it would be to loose that leash for 72 days.
As many of you know I am retired military, and due to the events of 9–11 I was deployed to a location where their simply was no Internet connectivity. While I was very busy doing the job I was tasked in doing, not having connectivity for those 72 days was the most painful yet beneficial exercises I have had to endure. I am talking No Internet, No Phone, No Land Line nothing!
I learned that life can continue without connectivity of any kind. While I had connectivity to things that my job required it was not on the public Internet.
I literally was off the net and am going to say it was not easy, mentally and I think I really went through Internet Withdrawals. When I did get Internet connectivity I was able to delete thousands of email’s and shrug it off as a ohh well.
So the next time you panic about being disconnected from the Internet for 24hrs, think about me and my 72 days without Internet access. In a way stepping away from the Internet and “all” connectivity for a few days a month is good for the soul and your life. New York Times