Unplug Challenge

A Provisional Guide for Observing a Weekly Day of Rest

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The Sabbath Manifesto is a
creative project designed to slow
down lives in an increasingly
hectic world.

We’ve created 10 core principles completely open for your unique interpretation. We welcome you to join us as we carve a weekly timeout into our lives and to continue the momentum of the National Day of Unplugging throughout the year. In March 2012, we will take the Sabbath Manifesto and the National Day of Unplugging to South By Southwest – the most plugged in place in the world – with a panel on taking a digital detox. Come to our off-the-record, technology-free panel, "Tech Detox: Can You Survive a Day Without Technology?" at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 11 in the Brazos Room of the Courtyard Marriott in Austin. Continue the conversation that evening at SXSWi’s First-Ever Unplugged Party, 5-6:30 p.m. at The Lodge, 411 East 6th Street Austin. Price of admission is checking your cell phone.

The third annual National Day of Unplugging will take place on March 23-24, 2012.

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  • Todd Rosenberg

    I actually gave up red meat like 4-5 months ago after reading ‘Eating Animals’ by Jonathan Safran Foer… I seriously think I feel better since letting it go. If you’re lazy like me and wanna ‘feel’ healthy this is an easy out. If you need help… read that book. PS. I couldn’t get thru Everything is Illuminated…

  • Dan Fost

    I took time today to go running. Not always easy to fit in exercise, but important!

  • http://twitter.com/jahfurry jahfurry

    I am a huge fan of the afternoon constitutional. With a swift gait you both get in shape and also meditate. For the National Day of Unplugging I'm going to take my walk sans iPod!

  • ezra

    I think Shabbat nurtures your mental / psychological / spiritual health. No doubt about it. But I think that active physical health like jogging or going to the gym goes against the vibe of the sabbath. The Sabath is a break from those types of activities too. That's just my opinion.

  • mardigrasinco

    I think unplugging the iPod too has to be one of the key elements of a day of Unplugging. I know so many people who would turn off their computer, cell phone, blackberry, etc., and before settling down with their favorite book, flip on some tunes on their iPod. Kind of defeats the purpose in my opinion.

  • Tess

    Todd, there's a movie of “Everything is Illuminated” which is wonderful and very powerful. :-)

  • Laurie

    I love that many of the things we might do on Shabbat (or any day for that matter) to nurture our bodies also protect the planet: walk instead of drive; eat plants instead of animals; consume less while chilling out and living in the moment.

  • Melpobre

    Who does not ? It's a natural drive of all living species who wish to survive.

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    A good health is really important, but to have a good health we need to feed healthy food to ourselves!!!

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    It is madness to eat at a fast food restaurant. One meal generally has all the calories you should have in the entire day, and more fat than you should have in several days. However, there are some healthy choices for you if you special order your food. For example, most fast food joints now allow you to substitute a side salad for the fries. You can also order your chicken grilled instead of fried, and order it without anything on it.

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