Unplug

It’s a bank holiday. The last one before Christmas. I hope you make the most of it.

I appreciate the irony of writing a piece on a website of the need to unplug. It’s even worse as I need to do proper work tomorrow and the thought is giving me panic attacks. So this is a plea for you to do as I say, not as I do.

If you can, enjoy the rest of your day without your phone. If you can’t do that (hi fellow Instagram addicts), turn off your notifications. All of them. Yup, every single one. Mute those WhatsApp chats that will keep pinging. Turn your ringer off and the vibration. All that lovely connectivity and those yummy messages will still be there whenever you want them. Stick your phone in your bag or pocket and forget about it. Then go for a beer, or a run or kayak. Do whatever makes you joyous as hell because whatever makes you feel that stuff isn’t your phone. Give yourself some brain space and find the fizzy feelings.

photo credit Pavan Trikutam