Dave Pell on always being connected:
I need to turn off once in awhile. I work with people all over the world, so there’s always someone online who’s ready to collaborate. My email inbox has become so cluttered that I spend more time managing it than the rest of my life. I’m distracted all the time. I’m never fully present when I’m with my family. Even when I know I should be taking a break, I feel the vibrating phone in my pocket and I get sucked back in.
Pell described me exactly. He suggests one idea to disconnect that I want to do more often - long, quiet walks. Whenever I travel overseas, I walk everywhere. I always find it a great exercise to live in my head and reset any worries. I need to do that more often at home.