What I learned during my three days offline
it says something about FOMO and being enslaved to the system when people feel 3 days of silence is life changing. Like the brief moment of clarity an addict experiences just before succumbing to another cycle of abuse. 3 days isn&#x27;t enough to build new routines to help you stay sober. It&#x27;s more like waking up from a dream before falling back into a slumber when in the morning you won&#x27;t remember what that dream was about.<p>I&#x27;ve been escaping into the woods for several months on long distance hikes. No Internet, no phone or GPS, nobody to talk to but the moon. When the moment is right I have a tent, sleeping bag, a few bits and bobs like a ferro-rod, rescue-blanket first-aid kit, plenty of blister band aids, and whatever else I can fit into a backpack.<p>This has literally healed my addiction, and my crippling life-long depression.<p>I&#x27;m really happy people see how powerful (and weird) 3 days offline can be so they feel an urge to tell everyone. I also find it hard to keep it to myself. But I hope their next step is to imagine what 1 or 3 months could do. Truth is you can become a totally new person beyond your wildest imagination.<p>It&#x27;ll be really weird when you get back because people still think you&#x27;re same when in reality you&#x27;ve totally become someone else. It&#x27;s a literal lifehack.<p>Once I came across some distressed farmers in the mountains who lost their cows. I offered to help them searching. They were confused and said you will help for free? Aren&#x27;t you busy on a hike reaching your destination. So I told them that experiences like these are my destination. The problem with herd animals like they told me was that they were already gone for 3 days. And timing is so important! Apparently if cows are separated too long from their herd, then chances increase they won&#x27;t bother coming back. If you do catch them they will always stay &quot;naughty&quot; and tend to escape again. But worse! They often bring a friend with them and continue to remain a problem for the farmer forever. I feel like that cow sometimes.