24/6
Tiffany Shlain investigates how shutting off screens for one day a week might benefit your mind, body, and spirit in 24/6.
Tiffany Shlain, an Internet pioneer and acclaimed filmmaker, takes us on a thought-provoking and fascinating trip across time and technology, offering a plan for surviving in our 24/7 world: shutting off all displays for twenty-four hours every week. This practice, which she's been doing with her husband and two children (ages 16 and 10) for almost a decade, has totally transformed their life, providing them more time, productivity, connection, and presence. It's dubbed "Technology Shabbat" by her and her family.
Living 24/6, which is based on the traditional Shabbat practice, may benefit anyone from any background. Shlain discusses her tale, imparts lessons she's learned, and offers a plan for how to do it yourself with wit and wisdom. Along the way, she goes into the neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and history of a weekly day of rest throughout civilizations, arguing that this is a practice that should be revived.
24/6 is a plea to rebalance ourselves and our society. It is both a riveting personal narrative and a fascinating, far-reaching assessment of the complicated world we've built.
