I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
Absolutely no need to be. Disconnect the whole day and switch on, from say to 5pm to 6pm every evening, just to check that the rest of the world hasn't been nuked in the meantime, and to check any messages, reply to any that need replying to, and switch off again. That's what I do. I just can't walk a camino "connected".I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey
Though I like to be connected, I agree with above…1 hr max and think early evening is a good time and given you are from USA should work well time difference wise.Absolutely no need to be. Disconnect the whole day and switch on, from say to 5pm to 6pm every evening, just to check that the rest of the world hasn't been nuked in the meantime, and to check any messages, reply to any that need replying to, and switch off again. That's what I do. I just can't walk a camino "connected".
I do the same, only my son can reach me. Normally, that's 22.00/ 7.30 daily. On Camino my phone is on 'do not disturb' 24/7. It doesn't stop me using the phone should I wish to, but it stops the world bugging me.I can set my phone to be do not disturb except calls from certain numbers. That could work.
For example: my parents. Mom is always calling in the middle of the night because she does not remember the time zone difference.
Me too. I walked my first Camino without a mobile phone or internet access. Just two or three landline calls home from payphones along the way. But people have become very accustomed to live instant connections these days. Once that becomes a routine part of your life it can be difficult to break that pattern. Especially if other people are making demands on your time.I spent years travelling where I would be out of contact for weeks, sometimes even months at a time, my friends and family survived and nobody else really matters.
Another good reason to disconnect! Much healthierEspecially if other people are making demands on your time.
Well done!i have a 'plan' to do this social media detox, and unplug from the world for awhile -
Well done!
I'm filled with compassion when I see your list (not being facetious...). And it's a reality check for me, clearly of another generation. Of your 10 items, I only have 2½ (whatsapp is a new acquisition, hardly used on purpose).
So I put an away message on my one email account, and just ignore the signal and whatsapp.
You have much more to unhook from. Respect.
Remove communication apps and email accounts that you don't need from the phone.I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
I blogged at the end of each day, and I love my photos which I'd post the odd few on my Instagram story when I stopped for a bit through the day. The photos would also then go on the end of day blog post(on FB for family and friends who wished to follow). Even the blog was stretching my time resources some days as chatting and sharing beers and meals with fellow pilgrims was far more inviting - and actually trying to write after several beers/vinos never tended to end well for me, although did amuse those on my FB. And, everyday I would worry about what I'd put on my blog in the evening, but I always found I had too much by the end of the day such was the magic and beauty of everything and everyone around me.Coincidentally I have always been thinking about this topic this last couple of days - how to unplug when I start my Camino later this month. I am rather addicted to my phone and social media, not helping that I work in IT and am in front of the screen the whole time. I know for many people, you can just switched off your phone, or put to airplane mode, however, its a rather big jump in the big sea of being unplug, hence its a rather daunting thought to me. However i started to think if I have list down a more detailed steps, it will definitely help reduce the anxiety for me and that i have a 'plan' to do this social media detox, and unplug from the world for awhile -
1) Work Emails and Team chat - total log out! (this one is the easiest! )
2) FB/IG - check in an hour max per day, limiting the scrolling and reading other people's post. More focusing on posting some pictures so my family knows I am still alive (my mother follows me on my social media).
3) WhatsApp - archive all contacts, except those of my partner, my mother and my family. And I don't plan to read the messages that are outside of these people
4) GMail - i have 3 accounts. Only check my main account once a day, and log out of the other two (mostly for social events, ads etc).
5) LinkedIn - total log out
6) WeChat - total log out
7) FaceBook Messenger - total log out
8) Duolingo - only do 1 lesson per day (so as not to lose my 'streak'), but switch to Spanish (originally am using it to learn Dutch).
9) Supermarket apps - oh, I am on 3 or 4 of them. to total log out as well, as I might want to scroll.
10) Online shops like Amazon, Ochama, Temu etc - total log out as well
By listing down all these, then only I realised how app-'connected' I am, and it was shocking to say the least. But, fingers crossed that with this 'plan', I can then focus on my Camino and enjoy it to the fullest without the distractions!
The first 14 days I set my smartphone to flightmode while walking, excepting the GPS to track my path.I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
Possibly cheeky of me to say so but you may want to use your walk and detox as a catalyst to review your social media accounts, who you have apps for, even unsubscribing from the constant emails.Coincidentally I have always been thinking about this topic this last couple of days - how to unplug when I start my Camino later this month. I am rather addicted to my phone and social media, not helping that I work in IT and am in front of the screen the whole time. I know for many people, you can just switched off your phone, or put to airplane mode, however, its a rather big jump in the big sea of being unplug, hence its a rather daunting thought to me. However i started to think if I have list down a more detailed steps, it will definitely help reduce the anxiety for me and that i have a 'plan' to do this social media detox, and unplug from the world for awhile -
1) Work Emails and Team chat - total log out! (this one is the easiest! )
2) FB/IG - check in an hour max per day, limiting the scrolling and reading other people's post. More focusing on posting some pictures so my family knows I am still alive (my mother follows me on my social media).
3) WhatsApp - archive all contacts, except those of my partner, my mother and my family. And I don't plan to read the messages that are outside of these people
4) GMail - i have 3 accounts. Only check my main account once a day, and log out of the other two (mostly for social events, ads etc).
5) LinkedIn - total log out
6) WeChat - total log out
7) FaceBook Messenger - total log out
8) Duolingo - only do 1 lesson per day (so as not to lose my 'streak'), but switch to Spanish (originally am using it to learn Dutch).
9) Supermarket apps - oh, I am on 3 or 4 of them. to total log out as well, as I might want to scroll.
10) Online shops like Amazon, Ochama, Temu etc - total log out as well
By listing down all these, then only I realised how app-'connected' I am, and it was shocking to say the least. But, fingers crossed that with this 'plan', I can then focus on my Camino and enjoy it to the fullest without the distractions!
I have a very good map app (OSMand) that works offline. I read the map manually (without GPS) so don't even need to have the phone's location turned on. If you want the GPS, just turn your notifications off...I could also totally disconnect by switching off the data roaming, but then I wouldnt be able to check the maps
I chose to be almost completely unplugged in order to allow things to enter during the quiet. This meant that my phone was on airplane mode all day so I could still take pictures. I had arranged with my wife that I would call her using WhatsApp once per day and, that we agreed we would not speak about current events. Just update on each other's lives and the day's walk on the Camino. I chose not to log into any social media(facebook, instagram, etc.) and my closest friends and family knew not to expect anything from me until I was finished with my Camino Frances.I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
What I did during my caminos, I only used my gizmos as safety and security devices. Prior to my walk I advised family and friends that I will contact them at the end of the day, time permitting, and/or unless something drastic happened. It is amazing how liberating, envigorating, and refreshing to hear just your foot steps, sounds of the winds and fields, and maybe, occasional "Buen Camino" but not phone notifications or ring tones in the middle of long stretches in the meseta or in the serenity of vineyards or wheatfields. Buen Camino.I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
that we agreed we would not speak about current events
And no news, period. I did want to detox from this world's problems...they would still be there when I got back.
I’ve also been thinking lately about my addiction to screens,
This just appeared on a Facebook group that I follow. Seems the author feels that walking a pilgrimage without a smartphone is such an extraordinary radical concept that it deserves an exclamation mark....
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I had a GPS tracking device with satellite SMS. People who knew about it could go online and find out where I was—if I gave them the password. I could send SMS or e-mail and receive them from people to whom I had told the phone number. It also had an “SOS” button which supposedly would get emergency response anywhere in the world. But no web-surfing or social media or gaming.I am wondering how you disconnect, in part, from the world. I have a couple of reasons that I need to be accessible but, I don't want to be constantly connected on this journey. Ideas?
Like a Garmin inreach mini? Would never have thought of taking it on Camino but what an excellent idea. Weather, maps, connectivity but no Media - brilliant!had a GPS tracking device with satellite SMS.