digital detox
Tech-free time off
A digital detox is a period of deliberately avoiding electronic devices—phones, computers, social media—to reduce stress or reconnect with the physical world.
The term borrows from substance abuse recovery, treating screen time as something one needs to cleanse from: I'm doing a digital detox this weekend.
Not internet-connected
- disconnectTo break a connection
- screen-freeLacking electronic displays
- unpluggedDisconnected from power
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
Restore electrical capacity
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- renewalMaking current again
revitalize · reset · recover · replenish · unwind · decompress · destress · relaxation
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- self-careMaintaining personal wellbeing
stress-relief · clarity · focus · wellbeing
offline
Not internet-connected
- disconnectTo break a connection
- screen-freeLacking electronic displays
- unpluggedDisconnected from power
recharge
Restore electrical capacity
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- restoreReturn to earlier state
renewal · revitalize · reset · recover · replenish · unwind · decompress · destress · relaxation · rest
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
self-care · stress-relief · clarity · focus · wellbeing
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
sanctuary · getaway · escape · solitude · silence · off-grid · backcountry
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- digital societysocial networks, internet, internet culture, online communities, connectivity
- abstinencesobriety, celibacy, chastity, teetotalism, fasting
- digital habitsscrolling, screen time, binge-watching, doom scrolling, doomscrolling
- digital youthscreen time, smartphones, social media, apps, texting
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
digital detoxinternet addiction
Compulsive online behavior pattern
doomscrolling · hyperconnectivity · phone addiction · social media addiction · binge-watching
digital detoxterminally online
Perpetually immersed in internet culture
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