Its already passed. It was from Sundown Friday to Sundown Saturday last week. I apologize for neglecting to bring it up in class because I think it’s something we all need, even though the colloquialism ‘unplugged’ doesn’t apply to all of it. Here’s the official web page for the movement, which in light of our recent discussion questions, is pretty terrible. I guess the designers were too busy unplugging.

The belief is that we are too addicted to technology, which research backs up and with which I agree, and that to detach from it for even a day can allow us to reset our minds, sleep better, and reconnect with more important things, like people. To further illustrate the dangerous levels to which tech has infiltrated society and life, it has even been shown that when people are removed from the technology on which they have become dependent, they can experience symptoms similar to the delirium tremens that alcoholics feel as they detox.

It also has recently come to light that a few days of camping and/or experiencing nature can reset one’s mind and allow them to think in a more focused manner, and even reset their circadian rhythm.

So if you missed it, which I suspect you did, see if you can take a day – a single 24-hour period – without using technology at all. If you’re able to do it, let us know how it went. If you didn’t, let us know why not. If you tried but couldn’t because you needed your work BlackBerry, that’s OK too, everyone is different.

I asked on the first day of class if you could give up technology for a weekend and most of you said ‘no’ before I finished asking the question. Let’s try it again and see what happens. Talk to you all again on Tuesday!