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  A digital detox is a period of time when someone intentionally avoids using digital devices like computers, smartphones, and social media.  The purpose is to give people time to experience real life without distractions, and to reconnect with others in person. Motivations to start a digital detox include: [4] [5] [6] Concern about developing addictive behavior that some identify as an  Internet addiction disorder [7] Aiming to reduce stress and anxiety caused by the over-use of technology [8] Re-focusing offline social interactions and actions Re-connecting with nature Increasing mindfulness Improving one's learning ability by decreasing distractions and eliminating multi-tasking. The extended overuse of technology has been found to reduce quality of sleep, cause eye strain and vision problems, as well as lead to the increased occurrence of migraine headaches. [11]  A previous research survey of over 7,000 participants found that approximately 70% of those who use ...

The road to becoming a mature man is paved with obstacles. It offers some hard lessons along the way that you either learn from or find yourself hopelessly going in circles. If I could offer one word of advice to my younger self traveling this road, it’d be this… No one is coming to save you. I wasted so much time on dead-end schemes, feeling sorry for myself, and feeling lost. I circled that loop of self-loathing and blaming everyone else for so long it became unconscious. Looking back, I’m certain that some part of me felt comfortable in that cycle because I thought I was entitled to a happy ending. “I’m a good person” keeps people in situations like mine – fat, aimless, addicted, yet expecting someone or something to happen along and make it all better. Life calls upon you to be the leader of your own destiny. You have to accept that call to graduate into manhood and emotional maturity. More often than not, we ignore the call in favor of retaining the comfort and naivete of a child....