The Internet is touted as being absolutely integral to our lives and that may be partially true. However humans are not designed to be exposed to so much information day after day with no release; Being forced to go offline for a period helped offer a much needed reality-check on how to use your time online mindfully.

Going Offline To Reconnect

Being productive is hard; especially if you're working by yourself or working remotely. When you're working alone you have a lot of freedom, but that also means you have a lot of slack. No one is holding you to a schedule or deadline, and nothing is stopping you from procrastinating or getting distracted.

Unbounded Possibility is Bad for Productivity

I ordered a paperback book from Amazon last night. The last book I ordered was a paperback, too. So was the one before that.

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