24 Hours Without Internet: I Tried This Digital Detox and Thrived

Would you consider going a day without the internet? I did, and it wasn't even International Internet Free Day. I'll tell you why I did it. Better yet, let me paint the picture for you. I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by pinyon trees and red-barked pines, listening to the trill of dark-eyed juncos jostling through the underbrush. Amid all this beauty, my phone chimed. And chimed again. And buzzed and beeped. A friend sent an Instagram link. Uber Eats offered a discount deal. Target had a coupon for cleaning products. Someone drove by my Ring doorbell camera. Enough! It was time for a challenge. It was time to embrace a day of quiet -- a digital detox day without internet. Could I do it? Would I enjoy it? Locating local internet providers I picked the Saturday before the Super Bowl. At first, I was giddy at the idea. No constant interruptions? No news? No emails? Sounds great! Then, a fuller scope hit: No security camera alerts. No ... Read full article.