It's festival season and, as a nation constantly glued to our screens, how are we coping with the notion of combining festival going with a fully charged and functional smartphone? We set off to a music festival, found ourselves (totally unplanned) phone-free, and loved it! Here...
We're a nation that's always switched on. Half of all UK adults admit to being 'completely hooked' on their smartphones and our digital addiction is making us unhappy. 62% of UK adults say they 'hate' how much time they spend on their phone. But we know that...
When Ofcom reported 15 million UK adults desperately wanted to put down their phones for a digital detox, the world exploded with news articles around the subject and the importance of logging off. At Time To Log Off we don't want to stop using technology completely,...
A piece of research published today finds that one in three UK adult internet users, or 15 million people in the UK, have sought out a period of time offline in the last year, with one in ten (11%) doing so in the last week...
So first it was socially unacceptable to get our phones out at dinner and then with the wave of Instagram restaurants positively welcoming photos of their food, we thought it was ok. Especially in London everyone was leaning over their meal for that shareable shot...
Our Digital Detox Challenge series is designed to find inspiring ways to introduce a bit of online:offline balance in your life. We hope there's a challenge that inspires you to give logging-off a go! The sun has finally made an appearance this week in the UK and...
We're all aware of our growing addiction with our smartphone. We won't leave the house without it and in most cases can't go an hour without checking social media. You might think that you NEED to check up on your friends every couple of hours...
In the world we live smartphones have become almost an extension of our arm. The phone is never not on your person and all spare time is occupied scrolling from one social media platform to the next; Though there are benefits, smart phones often cause...
If you follow us on Twitter you'll know that it's National Unplugging Day in the UK on Sunday 26th June. We've been telling you about the importance of switching off your digital devices and spending time with your loved ones for some time now, but National Unplugging...
We've just collated all the findings from our latest digital detox retreats and the results are even more astounding than before. We asked our guests to self-record happiness, stress, sleep and focus and concentration both immediately before coming on the retreat and after. The picture the...
