If 500 people commit to not using any screens on the last Sunday of January (Jan 27th) we’ll all do it!
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Our vision is a world with a new global holiday. Every last Sunday of the month is a screen free Sunday. A distraction free day to engage with the people and activities that matter most to us.
New technologies have enriched our lives greatly, so we’re not advocating the abolishment of screen time altogether. What we are advocating for is simply rebalancing our time.
If 500 people commit to not using any screens on the last Sunday of January (Jan 27th) we’ll all do it!
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Why now?
Psychology Professor Adam Alter in his TED Talk on Why Screens Make Us Less Happy demonstrated there is a disturbing trend of our ‘personal time’ being filled with ‘screen time’. Up from a little less than 50% in 2007 to almost 90% in 2017.
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The reason we need collective down time is unfortunately not just our own funky opinion. There is a growing amount of research illustrating the consequences of our screen addictions and the potential upside of recurring moments of detox. Some highlights include but are certainly not limited to:
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