An annual event that challenges people to unplug by going without cell phones and technology for 24 hours kicks off Friday night.
It’s called “digital detox” and encourages everyone to up down their smartphones and step away from their computers for 24 hours, voluntarily. The national day of unplugging goes until Saturday evening.
James Levanthal is a museum executive and admitted tech addict. He says he is constantly cruising his email, Twitter, Facebook and the web.
“See! A couple of new messages came in since I hit the refresh button again,” Levanthal pointed out. “I’m usually on a constant surf from one to the other.”
For this year’s digital detox, Levanthal is pledging to go 24 hours without his devices the first time. Ironically, the campaign was started online three years ago.
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