Tag Archive: "disconnecting"
The most amazing thing happened to me last weekend. I went to my daughter’s first-ever dance recital. And at the beginning, the hosts passionately asked the hundreds…
Remember Sundays? Back in the day, Sundays were a time for sleeping in, singing at church, brunching out, catching a game on TV, sneaking a…
It would be a full-time job to keep up with the reports and studies about “kids these days.” And although that might be fascinating, the screen-time…
When today’s kids grow up, will they know how to Unplug and turn down the noise so that they can hear their own “Aha” ideas…
Good news: Author Dan Pink has a new book coming out on 12-29-09. Better news: He’s taking an interest in Sabbaticals! That gave me courage enough…
The accompanying photo shows what kids on the tiny island of Grenada do: They hang out. It’s a third-world nation in many regards, but the…
photo by Kirk Horsted
BreakAway hates to be so fussy about the omnipresence of screen obsession. But really, aren’t we all tiring of people who…
photo by Kirk Horsted
At the impressive UnSummit unconference Saturday, I hosted a session called “You: Unplugged” for a roomful of truly screen-centric souls. I…
Photo by Mykl Roventine
When hundreds of techno geeks and tweeting freaks gather on October 10 to discuss social media (live and virtually), I will…
After years of being a media maven—and making millions in the process— mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby is going on Sabbatical. Her husband, Businessweek media columnist Jon Fine, will…
