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52 Nights Unplugged

Taking one night a week away from the digital pacifier

Do you check your email during dinner? Text while driving? Browse the web in bed? Ever feel like you need a little break? Join us as we take an evening a week away from our beloved technology.

Ariel's 52 Nights Unplugged blog

Get your BlackBerry out of our bed! - CNN.com

“My husband’s not doing the unplugged thing; he doesn’t feel he needs to,” she says. “So there are nights that I’m unplugged and he’s checking his e-mail and surfing on his laptop, and I’m like, ‘Grrrrr.’”

What it’s really like to be on TV

Friday night I was on ABC’s World News with Charlie Gibson, talking about 52 Nights Unplugged in the context of a segment about multi-tasking and time management. TV is a weird beast, and one I’ve learned a lot about in the last year. For the curious, here’s what this particular experience was like.

Unplugged Night #14

Woowoo! Who’s still on the Unplugged Express? It’s been a while since I wrote about an unplugged night because honestly, they’ve started just feeling like a nice, integrated routine. I still struggle. I’m doing Unplugged Nights on Tuesdays, which is the night of my mind-bending dance class. That means that I stay busy for over [...]

Reuters covers 52 Nights Unplugged

“A lot of times you have nothing to show for hours spent online but a hunch back and a sore butt.”

The mindfuck of dance class (Unplugged night #10)

Dance classes can mess with my head.
 

More info about 52 Nights

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How do you decide what time to start? When does night begin?
36 Replies

If you work online during the day it obviously can't be an all day thing. And, for me, I work from home, making it especially difficult to know when to draw the line. I'm thinking mine will start a... Continue

Started by Francie. Last reply by Andrew McConnell May 9.

Bloggers unplugging and writing about it...
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Here are just a few links from other bloggers who are writing about their unplugged experiences .... http://onelovephoto.typepad.com/heathergilso you blogging about unplugging? Post your URL! Continue

Started by Ariel. Last reply by Mykie Apr 9.

New network for bloggers with questions

Hi all, sorry to be encouraging more online behaviour, but hopefully it's for a purpose. Infact I can guarantee that what happens in our new Authentic Blogging network will all be framed with healt... Continue

Tagged: blog, social, community, learning, blogging

Started by Libby Davy Apr 4

Resouces for unplugging and other healthy tasty tech habits
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We've decided to offer our e-workbook for free (the one based on the workshop that Ariel went to and that inspired this project.) You can find out how download it here. The title is ""Visionary Liv... Continue

Tagged: soultech, eworkbook, resources

Started by Leif Hansen. Last reply by Leif Hansen Apr 2.

In Italy we run for to prevent tecnostress: visit our Social Network

Hello! I am an italian journalist and president of Netdipendenza Onlus (no profit organizzation for to prevent net addiction, video addiction, tecnostress, ecc) foundend in 2002. I'dont'write in en... Continue

Tagged: network, bracciano, italian, lake, run

Started by Enzo Di Frenna Mar 29

Welcome to our Italian visitors!
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52 Nights Unplugged was covered by the Italian newspaper La Republica today, and I'm seeing a lot of Italian names pop up as new members. I didn't realize that over-dependence on the web and conne... Continue

Started by Ariel. Last reply by Francesco M. Mar 28.

Earth Hour
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this isn't technically about unplugging but i thot it was worth a mention since i'm sure many of us here live on earth. ;) so now you can not only unplug but for an hour you can do it in the dark. ... Continue

Started by Francie. Last reply by Marta Mar 28.

Overwhelmed by connectivity: an international issue?

As I was looking through some of the new members of this group, I realized that we're from all over the world! Across the US and Canada, but also Italy, Poland, UK, Netherlands, and Australia... I... Continue

Started by Ariel Mar 14

What do you want to do on your unplugged nights?
15 Replies

I mostly want to focus on tangible creative projects ... stuff I can do with my hands where, when I'm done, I can hold something up and say SEE WHAT I DID?! I mean, I love my web, but it's hard to... Continue

Started by Ariel. Last reply by Leif Hansen Mar 11.

You've got to read Peter's paper

Just finished reading Peter Pruyn's paper about Constant Partial Attention. All unpluggers need to read it and help decide what action we can take to move this meta-issue ahead. We've got to sprea... Continue

Tagged: unplug

Started by Libby Davy Mar 8

52 Nights Unplugged on the Today Show (2/20)

Bloggers talk about unplugging

<b>52 Nights Unplugged</b>

I saw a news segment the other day talking about time management, computer over-use, and a web site, called 52 Nights Unplugged. Of course, being a computer addict ( :P ), I went to the site and began reading all the posts and forums. ...

<b>52 Nights Unplugged</b>?

So what do you think about this project? I think it’sa brilliant idea. And the thought of a quiet evening each week appeals to me quite a lot. I just need to figure out which night each week to do it — or not to do it — depending on ...

What it’s really like to be on TV

Friday night I was on ABC’s World News with Charlie Gibson, talking about 52 Nights Unplugged in the context of a segment about multi-tasking and time management. TV is a weird beast, and one I’ve learned a lot about in the last year. ...

just one night a week...

52 Nights Unplugged.

<b>52 Nights Unplugged</b>

52 Nights Unplugged [^]is all about spending at least one night a week attached to your loved-ones rather than the internet, or the computer in general. And that means that the Laptop with wireless networking is out as well - it’s one ...

Secular Cyber Sabbath Catches On

Ariel Meadow Stallings, a marketing manager for Microsoft, made a pledge to spend “52 Nights Unplugged” this year. People like Stallings are beginning to realize their addiction, and attachment to the cyber world, while at the same time ...

The "unplugged movement"- a quick blog survey

Also I checked out a blog by artist Sharon Sarmiento called eSoup with an article called "How artists do the web differently", and another called 52 Nights Unplugged which advocates "taking one night a week away from the digital ...

Shutdown Day, Unplugged, & Soul Tech

Excitement that people are thinking more and more about these things, and taking steps like this day, taking our Soul Tech workshops, or joining efforts like Ariel’s 52 Nights Unplugged (though I haven’t seen a blog from her about this ...

Unplugged… at least for now

Maybe I’ll even get around to finishing Kitchen Literacy. And while we’re on the subject of unplugging, there’sa great article over at electrolicious (the home of 52 nights unplugged) on etsy, the alchemy feature, and a jacket.

Living life unplugged

Interestingly, she blogged about how she decided to regain control of her life from being a tech addict and decided to spend “52 nights unplugged this year“. In a way, having such a tech-detox plan may not be a bad thing for tech and ...
 
 

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