Title: I&#x27;ve been considering going &quot;cold-turkey&quot; and packing my laptop away for a while in order to unlearn some bad habits related to focus&#x2F;distractions&#x2F;procrastination, but obviously there are downsides to this for someone based in tech.<p>I&#x27;m wondering if anybody in the community has ever attempted this and would like to share their experience.<p>A handful of questions to seed the conversation (but please don&#x27;t feel obliged to answer them all):
- What did you give up? How long was this for? Was this intentional or due to external circumstances?
- What were your motivations for giving the technology up?
- Was your overall experience positive or negative? In what ways?
- Did you notice any changes in your happiness, focus or stress levels?
- Is an &quot;all-or-nothing&quot; approach as such unrealistic? Would a strategy of using tech &quot;in moderation&quot; be more suitable?
- Do you have any advice for how someone could regain focus, avoid distractions and generally use technology in a more
mindful manner?<p>If you happen to know of any interesting blog posts&#x2F;articles&#x2F;previous discussions on the topic, please share.<p>Thanks in advance for your insights!
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