I invite you to spend time on this web page and then shut off your screened device.
If aliens landed on Earth they would assume that humans worship glowing screens.
I started a blog post with this line in January 2011 as I resolved to spend less time on the computer. A two-year foray into the online world of weekly blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, left me burnt out and deeply troubled with the ubiquity of screens in modern culture.
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Bye Bye Borders (Bookstore chain closes. Shot on 120 film in Boston. 3/11) |
These unplugged explorations led me to coin the term Tactilian Living. I was heartened to learn that I was not alone when longtime Create Look Enjoy subscriber Lindsay wrote in response to On the Importance of Touching Things:
Just wanted to let you know I found your posting this week really inspiring. It definitely resonated with many of my own frustrations with our changing world and my place in it. And I particularly loved the accompanying images. Thanks for making me think =)
Previously, in September 2010, I wrote about the clarifying properties of a three week internet fast. In response, Jarimuse, a twenty something industrial/transportation designer, commented:
Internet fast is a great idea. I did it myself too. Only email, nothing more. I did it for almost a week. Being a twenty something, offline is almost impossible because my friends use twitter and facebook to make sense of life. It felt very good after 2nd day of fasting. I felt totally un-jacked from the system. Your post made me think alot, thanks!
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Texting #1 |
If you take digital photographs, shoot film. (You mean I have to wait to see the pictures?) On the Sensuous Experience of Using a Film Camera is one of my most viewed posts.
Try screen-free living for an hour, then a day and then a week. You can do it! Join the Tactilian revolution.
If you have a related link, email me (john@johnnordell.com) and I will post it here:
Unplug Your Family
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