Setting boundaries around technology

I was laying on the couch yesterday evening after my son had gone to bed.
 
I was feeling kind of bored, so I clicked open my emails.
 
(I don’t have notifications on for them, so I have to physically open the app to see them.)
 
It got me thinking how much life has changed recently, and from that, how tricky life has gotten.
 
When you think about your grandparents’ generation, for example, maybe they went to work Monday to Friday, and they came home Friday at 5pm, and that was the end of it.
 
They got to switch off until Monday morning (okay, maybe Sunday evening, if they had the Sunday scaries like some of us do!)

But even if there was something stressful at work, there wasn't much they could do until they were back at work or in the office. 

But for us... 

With our fast-paced life right now - because we have access to technology 24/7 - we don't get that option anymore.
 
We don't get that liberty.
 
So something to think about, if you're feeling "controlled" by technology… how could you claw back control of your life, so you get a chance to switch off, or go offline, at the end of each day?
 

• Maybe it's putting your phone on “do not disturb” for the night;
  
  
• Maybe it's taking an hour off from technology one day (one of the challenges in my month of mindfulness program! ;)
  
  
• Maybe it’s putting your phone in a different room at night so it's not the first thing you reach for, or setting yourself a goal not to look at your phone until a particular time.

 
Whatever it is, I feel like we're all feeling so frenetic and crazy because we don't get a chance to switch off… ever.
 
Even on holiday, the first thing we do usually is check our phones or log into Facebook etc!
 
There's no judging with that: we're human, and it's human nature.
 
But I fully believe that we can't keep going the way we're going.
 
We have to set boundaries.
 
So a quick question for you: what boundary do you need to set around technology?
 
For me, I actually don't need to check my emails until 9am, for example… there's nothing urgent that needs my attention at 6am! :)
 
As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
 
Drop me an email and I'll get back to you… after 9am ;)
 
Love!
 
Claire  

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