Chronicle Books - Unplug Every Day: A Journal

This book could not have been created without
the thoughtful contributions of: Adair Lara, Alexandra Williams, Ali Presley, Alice Chau,
Amy Treadwell, Andrew LeValley, Caitlin Kirkpatrick,
Christina Mott, Emily Dubin, Genny McAuley, Guinevere
de la Mare, Heather Do, Jennifer Tolo Pierce, Joyce
Tomas, Kate Woodrow, Kelli Chipponeri, Laura Lee
Mattingly, Michelle Clair, Patricia Quan, Sarah Billingsley,
Sarah Higgins, Sarah Malarkey, and Shannon Sawtelle. Copyright 2014 by Chronicle Books LLC.
All rights reserved. No part of this product
may be reproduced in any form without
written permission from the publisher. ISBN: 978-1-4521-2895-5 (hc)
ISBN: 978-1-4521-3830-5 (epub 2)
ISBN: 978-1-4521-3896-1 (epub 3)
ISBN: 978-1-4521-3987-6 (mobi) Designed by Jennifer Tolo Pierce
Illustrations by Danielle Kroll Chronicle Books LLC
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Disconnect to reconnect! Weve all been guilty of the mid-dinner text message, the multitasked phone conversation, or the just-before-bedtime e-mail check. This journal offers you 365 small ways to detox from your technology. Youll find just enough prompts to help you appreciate your surroundings and be more at peace with your electronics.

Are you ready to start your digital detox? Flip through the pages of this journal and stop at any action that calls out to you the most today. These suggestions are meant to help you unplug from your digital companions and take your time, focus your attention, nurture your creativity, trust your memory, and enjoy your environment. Have your ears been hidden by headphones for hours? Go to a live concert with a friend and enjoy the music together. Have you become reliant on your phone for directions? Pull out a paper map, leave the electronic version at home, and get lost on an adventure. Are you buried in e-mail? Spend an hour unsubscribing from lists that haunt you daily. Most of these actions are small enough to accomplish in a day, but they can have a big impact.

Theyll encourage you to take much-needed breaks and improve your habits to be more attentive. Use them as opportunities to turn off and tune in to the world around you. When you have chosen a prompt, commit to completing it before the day is through and mark the page with a ribbon marker. Throughout the day, take moments to reflect on the effect the action hason you, on your loved ones, or with complete strangers you may not have noticed if youd been buried in your phone. At the end of the day, check off the prompt with the date of completion and jot down your observations on what you did.

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