By Adam Werbach, The Atlantic
If you’re anything like me, you’re constantly battling to maintain your focus on the people and ideas you love against the onslaught of electronic information from your phone, email, Twitter account and Facebook stream. As a species we’ve evolved quickly to become proficient in all things electronic, but we’ve been slow to develop the cultural tools to manage those skills and tools. Tonight, March 4, is the beginning of the National Day of Unplugging, a 24-hour period during which people are voluntarily shutting off their gadgets and committing to a day of reflection and rejuvenation.
The national day of unplugging is the outgrowth of the Sabbath Manifesto, a list of 10 principles for what you might do during a day without your iPhone, Android or Blackberry.
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