Unplugging the Mind: Reclaiming Sanity in a Digitally Saturated World

Today's time is the era of screens, and as soon as we wake up in the morning, we first pick up our phone. Even before going to sleep at night, we don't leave it, and we are connected to some screen or another all the time. Phone, Laptop, TV, Tablet, something seems incomplete without all these. Scrolling through social media, watching videos on YouTube, following news on Instagram, replying to messages on WhatsApp, and watching web series on Netflix or any other app. Night passes and day turns into day in the blink of an eye. All this has become a part of our routine but this digital world, on the one hand, makes our work easy. On the other hand, it also starts affecting our mind, body, and relationships.

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Earlier we used to sit with the family and talk and we used to share everything, laugh and cry but today, everyone is busy with their screens, and even when we sit together, we have become distant from each other. Even children do not eat without their phones and even adults do not feel at peace without their phones. This habit of checking the phone all the time has become a kind of addiction.

And like every addiction, it also has side effects like fatigue, streaks, loss of energy, vision problems, etc. All these are part of this system and we think that we are relaxing when we use social media, but in reality, we make our mind and body more tired. Digital detox means taking a break from the digital world for some time and staying away from everything like phones, laptops, and social media for some time.

Just like a lion needs to race, similarly the brain also needs to race and when we watch the screen all the time, our brain remains active all the time. It processes and does not stop. Notifications are not one but many. Every message or like gives a new payment hit and in this dopamine Kochi, we feel like our real face, and the silence that we used to enjoy earlier, now starts feeling uncomfortable. Just because we have got used to some kind of simulation all the time.

Whenever we feel a little bored, we pick up our phone and start looking at something. We just keep scrolling without any reason. Sometimes we spend hours doing productive work and then we feel that if we had spent that time for ourselves, in nature, or with family, it would have been healthier for us.

Digital detox does not mean that technology is intelligence. Technology has made life easier. It has made the world smaller and has put knowledge in our hands. But when something goes out of control, it is necessary to take a break. Being online all the time becomes a kind of stress. Every little thing.

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Getting notifications on small things, seeing them immediately, and replying to them, all make the mind stressless. Before digital detox, we may feel a little scared and think that if we don't look at our phones, we will miss something important. But when we take some time and try this detox, then we understand what we are missing and that is the fruit of peace, the sound of nature, the time spent with ourselves, talking to family without any digital interruption. All these are precious moments of real life and when we feel them, then it happens that taking a break from the digital world is also a necessity.

When we try a little digital detox, it feels a little strange at first. We feel like picking up the phone again and again. There is an impulse to check notifications, but as we practice, we feel a new freedom. It feels like an extra brain.

If the load is removed, the sleeping capacity increases. The frequency improves. The tasks which earlier used to be done with voice, start getting done in minutes only because the phone has to be encrypted in between. Many people keep a specific time for digital detox like turning off the phone after dinner. Here, many people make a schedule every Sunday and monitor their screen time by doing this. Some people install social media apps. These small things put together for a few days add up to a big change. Everyone's style is different but the goal is the same, you spend some time on the app without any digital noise.

We get the most benefit from this detox. We hear the voice of our mind. When no one else is calling us all the time, we hear our inner voice and when we connect with ourselves, then we feel more calm, stronger, and more happy. The emotional charity has come. We can understand what we are feeling, because we feel that when we are a little separated from the digital world, then the connection with the real world becomes stronger.

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Many times before digital detox, it feels like it is a downtime pass but at the same time when we spend with a book, connect with our hobby, do nothing but watch the sky, then we get the real edition. That relaxation that this video gives is real. Include a little digital sense in your duty. It has become a necessity in today's time. Consuming all the time without any process doubles your emotional state.

Sometimes it happens that after doing a digital detox, one does not feel like picking up the phone again. It feels like an addiction. One gets back his energy on time. One also realizes that there is no need to share small things. Being online every moment.

It is better to see that Pal needs complete privacy. When both of them come back together, then we do a little digital detox. If we want, we can adopt this gradually in our lives. Every day, spend an hour without screenshots on weekends take a little extra time for yourself, and keep the phone aside at a fixed time before sleeping at night. All this and this clarity makes us more productive. Makes us more persistent and most importantly makes us happy.

Even when we move away from the digital world, we are able to see the real world and when we see the real world, we realize that what we need the most is not connections, but connections. With ourselves, with our people, and with this world in which we live.

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