{"id":7606,"date":"2016-07-19T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/19\/digital-detox-modern-technology-stressing-us\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T11:45:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:45:57","slug":"digital-detox-modern-technology-stressing-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/digital-detox-modern-technology-stressing-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Technology Cause Stress? The Benefits Of A Digital Detox"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7606\" class=\"elementor elementor-7606\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1db9a6ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1db9a6ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30acebb4\" data-id=\"30acebb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a66037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a66037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Negative-impact-of-social-media-scaled-e1676979825696-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9ee0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c9ee0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>To mention that we are constantly \u201cswitched on\u201d in the modern world is to venture into the realms of cliche. But like most cliches, this is something that happens to be true. The Internet &#8211; and the technological advancements that have accompanied it &#8211; has\u00a0revolutionised our lives for the better in so many ways, creating thousands of new opportunities in the process. The downside is that many of us now feel more tied to our smartphones than we would like &#8211; addicted to the constant stream of information they represent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bf567 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"59bf567\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553e6ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"553e6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surveys have found that a <a href=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/10\/social-media-anxiety_n_1662224.html\\&quot;\">significant <\/a>number of people feel \u201cworried or uncomfortable\u201d if they can\u2019t access Facebook or their emails, half will check their tablets and smartphones in bed, and many find it difficult to sleep after being on social media. 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