Getting Away from it All - Living an Unplugged Life as an IT Pro
Plan a digital cleanse! Schedule a technology detox days! Unplug to Reconnect! The internet is littered with articles promoting the benefits of getting away from our devices. They aren't wrong, but most frame such an activity as a rare event, one that falls somewhere between darning your socks and filing your taxes in terms of frequency. Believe it or not, there is sizable group within the IT professional community who do exactly that every week. For 25 hours, they turn off more than just their cell phones. Anything with an on switch is off-limits, from cell phones and computers to televisions and toaster ovens. As extreme as some may see that lifestyle, there are lessons which can be learned even for the occasional email hiatus. This talk offers insight into: current research (along with his own experience) on the benefits of unplugging what disconnecting from all tech on a weekly basis "looks like" - how it really works The challenges and risks of disconnecting specifically for an IT pro. Options for negotiating those challenges and mitigating the risk This talk is for anyone who has ever considered taking a break from tech, whether for an hour, a day, or longer; or anyone who heard about people who disconnect and called them freaky crazy luddites, whether to their face or behind their back.
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- 3. In just one minute, YouTube® users upload 400 hours of video ...and Tinder® users swipe profiles over a million times Every day , Facebook® users generate 1 billion “likes”. Average phone use is up to five hours a day ...with most interactions lasting < 30 seconds • 46% of study subjects said "they couldn't live without their phone" http://www.becomingminimalist.com/unplug-please/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23088719 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=sparrow+google http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2014-52302-001.
- 4. “Life, at its best, is happening right in front of you. These experiences will never repeat themselves. These conversations are unfiltered and authentic.” - Joshua Becker, 7 Important Reasons to Unplug and Find Space
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- 9. "To the well-organized mind, death unplugging from the internet is but the next great adventure." - Hogwarts SysAdmin
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- 13. • 30 min sorting email and deleting garbage. o Not reading or responding. Just sorting and deleting so that the essentials are left. • 30 min to respond to critical social media issues. • Which accounts do you NEED to look at? • How far back (in hours) will you scroll?
- 14. PRIORITIES… GET THEM STRAIGHT © 2015 Marvel Comics
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- 19. PERSPECTIVE
- 20. Network found. Re-connecting now... @LeonAdato @SolarWinds #HeadGeek