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Sleepless Nights, Endless Days: Technology and Life Balance

Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net A recent study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation has discovered that almost 95% of people questioned use an electronic device before bed. More surprisingly, around two thirds of those individuals admitted that they do not get enough sleep (Patricia Reaney, Not Getting Enough Sleep? Turn Off the Technology, Reuteurs.com. March 7, 2011). This poses an obvious question. If the connection to...

A blackberry free weekend

Last weekend I went on a yoga/meditation retreat. As part of my desire to escape and get a much needed break, I decided to go blackberry free. I actually turned it off for two days. Okay I’ll admit that my thumbs were a little twitchy and I was tempted on more than one occasion to simply check in.  However I remained committed to my goal and resisted.   Instead I...