{"id":229765,"date":"2021-03-03T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T11:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=229765"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:19:27","slug":"national-day-of-unplugging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/national-day-of-unplugging\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day of Unplugging starts this Friday \u2013 Are You With Us? (March 5, 6 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"229765\" class=\"elementor elementor-229765\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f569cf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f569cf6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dcb09de\" data-id=\"3dcb09de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d8bfa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d8bfa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><b>Join People All Over The Nation (And World) In A Pledge To Disconnect.<\/b><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-351b5fa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351b5fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56695b2e\" data-id=\"56695b2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20caa2e5 mobile-padding elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20caa2e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Usually, holidays have a way of knocking us off track, providing plenty of those tempting opportunities to procrastinate and break every bad habit in the book\u2026<\/p><p>But that certainly doesn\u2019t apply to our new favorite holiday of the year, the \u201cNational Day of Unplugging.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>Since it\u2019s just about to start, we figured now would be a great time to give a shout to all our FocusMe followers who might be looking for the added motivation of a more organized effort to stay on track.<\/p><p>There\u2019s plenty to unpack when it comes to NDU 2021. Let\u2019s do a quick rundown of what it is and why you should jump on board with us this year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9f9250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9f9250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-285ec4f\" data-id=\"285ec4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0dc1c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0dc1c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><b>What Is Digital Detox Day?<\/b><\/h2> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62072b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62072b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/digital-overwhelm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-229777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/digital-overwhelm.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/digital-overwhelm-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f48b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f48b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It all started with Dan Rollman, the founder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sabbathmanifesto.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabbath Manifesto<\/a>, and an artist named <a href=\"https:\/\/jessicatully.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jessica Tully<\/a> who came up with the design for the nifty <a href=\"https:\/\/jessicatully.com\/section\/292330-The-Cell-Phone-Sleeping-Bag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cell Phone Sleeping Bag<\/a> (I\u2019ll get back to this in a bit).<\/p><p>The creators decided that what the world needed was a 24-hour break from technology every single year to promote awareness of the overwhelming presence of technology in our modern lives. So they decided to start spreading the word for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldayofunplugging.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Day of Unplugging<\/a> on the first Friday of every March. That\u2019s from sunset on March 5<sup>th<\/sup> to sunset on March 6<sup>th<\/sup> in 2021.<\/p><p>It\u2019s a chance for schools, businesses, religious groups, and individuals to take more control over their digital habits. To become more conscious of <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/5-quick-tricks-to-increase-personal-productivity-with-focusme-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how and how much they use their digital devices<\/a> and promote a more healthful balance and more deliberate online connections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7d0ead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7d0ead\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-878c917\" data-id=\"878c917\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fcaf5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fcaf5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 2rem\">Why You Should Put Digital Detox Day On Your Calendar This Year<\/b><\/p><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d35c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d35c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(As if we don\u2019t know already\u2026)<\/p><p>The big picture is still somewhat foggy on just how much all our cell phone use will affect us over the long run, but just take a look around you at any moment and you can see how much technology is crowding out good ole\u2019 fashioned living.<\/p><p>This year things are worse than ever <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-stress-prioritize-self-care-and-stay-productive-during-a-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with the pandemic<\/a> and people being locked down at home. We\u2019re more isolated and disconnected than ever, even while technologies that were designed to connect us more are all around us.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/negative-effects-of-technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical News today reports<\/a> a wide range of potential issues even from more short-term digital device overuse, including problems with eyes; depression; bad posture; sleep disorders; and health issues associated with the decrease in physical activity like obesity, cardiovascular, diabetes, and even premature death.<\/p><p>Children specifically experience poorer performance, low attention, subdued creativity, increased symptoms of ADHD, language problems, stunted social and emotional development, increased aggressive behavior, addictive tendencies, and higher BMI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b0fcef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b0fcef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-737c0f2\" data-id=\"737c0f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdeb1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdeb1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 2rem\">A Few Stats To Get You On Board<\/b><\/p><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba07e74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba07e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajpmonline.org\/article\/S0749-3797(17)30016-8\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One 2017 study<\/a> of young adults reports that people who overuse social media are three times as likely to feel socially isolated! <\/p><p>There are also some frightening stats on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itstimetologoff.com\/digital-detox-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page here called ItsTimeToLogOff.com.<\/a><\/p><p>A couple choice examples include a claim that adults in the UK are on their screens for an average of 8 hours 41 minutes a day, and a report from Australia\u2019s National Broadband of a 70-80% screen-time usage increase during covid lockdowns!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac6ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eac6ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/outdoor-event.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-229779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/outdoor-event.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/outdoor-event-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5398505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5398505\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34388ef\" data-id=\"34388ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b22c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b22c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 2rem\">So What Should You Do On Your Device-Free Day?<\/b><\/p><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20c9bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20c9bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should DEFINITELY make the most of it, so here are some ideas to get you started\u2026<\/p><ul><li>Organize your own party or event to get your friends and family on board. You could also involve the community or get your school down for the cause!<\/li><li>If you work or study online, practice working without being connected. Are there documents you can print out or other work tasks you can complete while online? You might find working disconnected puts your productivity through the roof\u2026<\/li><li>Spread the digital fasting love and help this movement grow by buying (or making) \u201cNational Unplug Day\u201d cards to mail to your loved ones. If you own a business, you might even get some marketing value out of promoting this day while promoting your business!<\/li><li>Just disconnect from the digital world and get outside to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. A lot of parks are open now, depending on where you live, so take advantage of this movement by going for a hike or hitting the beach.<\/li><li>What about gathering with friends outdoor for a potluck picnic, a scavenger hunt, or a game of softball?<\/li><li>If you prefer to stay indoors (or have no choice due to lockdown or weather) divert your time into indoor activities time has forgotten, like playing board games, reading, writing in a journal. You could even do all these things in a 24-hour period and really catch up for lost time!<\/li><li>Just reconnect with friends, minus the phones and devices. Notice how many lunches with friends are spent with your smartphones held up between you? Social interaction just isn\u2019t\u2019 what it used to anymore, and many young people are losing the skill of conversation as a result. Try it without the screens for a change!<\/li><li>Do some yoga or meditation. It\u2019s amazing how one good session can spark a great daily habit\u2026<\/li><li>Get romantic! Our love lives get interrupted by as much phone time as our friendships these days. Why not plan a digital-free date or day with your partner and spend time really paying attention to each other? Or heck, even if you\u2019re single, this could be a great excuse to get someone you\u2019re interested out on an interesting first date!<\/li><li>Take an art or dance class and learn something you\u2019ve been putting off for too long\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c013a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5c013a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/couples-hike.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-229778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/couples-hike.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/couples-hike-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-af71e13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af71e13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58a0fb\" data-id=\"f58a0fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e67e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e67e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><b style=\"color: inherit;font-size: 2rem\">How FocusMe Can Help You Unplug This Year<\/b><\/p><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b043b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b043b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve grown a &#8220;psychological umbilical cord&#8221; to your smartphone or computer with all this usage and aren\u2019t sure you can control yourself even for a day\u2026<\/p><p>\u2026Well, let\u2019s just say we totally get what you\u2019re going through!<\/p><p>In fact, FocusMe\u2019s productivity software is designed to fight that problem. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\">download a free trial of FocusMe<\/a>, you can set it up to completely lock you out for the entire 24 hours, so cheating isn\u2019t even an option.<\/p><p>Of course, we believe digital detoxes are a good idea to work into your life on a regular basis (with FocusMe <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/5-quick-tricks-to-increase-personal-productivity-with-focusme-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you could automate it on a weekly basis<\/a>). And our software is also designed to improve digital habits in multiple ways to promote healthier online habits and stay more focused when you\u2019re on your devices.<\/p><p>Our tools include a lot of cool features that allow you to lock yourself out of specific digital distractions, set time limits on usage, and even get convenient stats on how much you\u2019re using problem causers like social media or video games.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f5d339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f5d339\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c6c306\" 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