A Day without Internet Access
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[A Day without Internet Access](https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed\_code/key/4Oep62YMaM2Sz8) is a short essay about discoveries that I made when a temporary loss of Internet access on my desktop computer forced me to rely on my Android phone, which came through in spades. Am I ready to ditch my desktop? Hardly! Nevertheless, read on; you may find a gem or two for your own use.
David A. Gray Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
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[A Day without Internet Access](https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed\_code/key/4Oep62YMaM2Sz8) is a short essay about discoveries that I made when a temporary loss of Internet access on my desktop computer forced me to rely on my Android phone, which came through in spades. Am I ready to ditch my desktop? Hardly! Nevertheless, read on; you may find a gem or two for your own use.
David A. Gray Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
David A. Gray wrote:
What's the big deal? I shut down my PC, tablet, and phone for a day every week! :-\ (Being an orthodox Jew may have something to do with it. :) )
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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[A Day without Internet Access](https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed\_code/key/4Oep62YMaM2Sz8) is a short essay about discoveries that I made when a temporary loss of Internet access on my desktop computer forced me to rely on my Android phone, which came through in spades. Am I ready to ditch my desktop? Hardly! Nevertheless, read on; you may find a gem or two for your own use.
David A. Gray Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
So less a day without internet access and more of a day without a desktop/laptop? Honestly, I'd suggest you go a step further and turn off all of your electronics for at least one day every month. Now I'm not suggesting that you go without electric lights, your coffee maker, or a refrigerator. Instead I'm saying before you go to bed turn off all of your computers, tablets, phones, TVs, and so on. The next day... don't turn ANY of them on for at least a full 24 hours. Simply unplug and experience the world around you. The first couple of attempts can lead to a bit of anxiousness. But after you get used to the idea that nothing is going to happen if you don't answer an email or a phone call right away, it is a wonderful feeling. I once had someone ask, "What if someone you love is dead and the hospital can't reach you?" The reply is simple... "Will they still be dead tomorrow? If so, they can wait." That is my favorite part about vacations, experiencing the world around me. Randomly, what is up with the resolution in your link? It is fully zoomed out and I've seen scans from two decades ago that aren't as jaggy around the edges.
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So less a day without internet access and more of a day without a desktop/laptop? Honestly, I'd suggest you go a step further and turn off all of your electronics for at least one day every month. Now I'm not suggesting that you go without electric lights, your coffee maker, or a refrigerator. Instead I'm saying before you go to bed turn off all of your computers, tablets, phones, TVs, and so on. The next day... don't turn ANY of them on for at least a full 24 hours. Simply unplug and experience the world around you. The first couple of attempts can lead to a bit of anxiousness. But after you get used to the idea that nothing is going to happen if you don't answer an email or a phone call right away, it is a wonderful feeling. I once had someone ask, "What if someone you love is dead and the hospital can't reach you?" The reply is simple... "Will they still be dead tomorrow? If so, they can wait." That is my favorite part about vacations, experiencing the world around me. Randomly, what is up with the resolution in your link? It is fully zoomed out and I've seen scans from two decades ago that aren't as jaggy around the edges.
RJOberg wrote:
The first couple of attempts can lead to a bit of anxiousness.
There's no doubt that being younger is a big plus, but all things considered, I'm glad I grew up in a time where I wasn't instilled with a need to be in constant contact with "everything and everyone". TV was black and white. Musicians at concerts didn't lip-synch. Twisting a record on a turntable, by hand, wasn't considered playing an instrument and music not only had beat, but even had the audacity to add in rythem, melody and lyrics. I'm not saying Google and it's ilk aren't amazingly useful, but it was a time that one would attempt to acquire knowledge instead of depending upon having access to some vast storehouse-in-the-sky at all times. Like when the internet is down. Also, words like 'please' weren't spelled with a 'z' and no vowels. The times had plenty of bad shit going on, too, but it was necessary to become a whole person without the need for electronic augmentation.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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So less a day without internet access and more of a day without a desktop/laptop? Honestly, I'd suggest you go a step further and turn off all of your electronics for at least one day every month. Now I'm not suggesting that you go without electric lights, your coffee maker, or a refrigerator. Instead I'm saying before you go to bed turn off all of your computers, tablets, phones, TVs, and so on. The next day... don't turn ANY of them on for at least a full 24 hours. Simply unplug and experience the world around you. The first couple of attempts can lead to a bit of anxiousness. But after you get used to the idea that nothing is going to happen if you don't answer an email or a phone call right away, it is a wonderful feeling. I once had someone ask, "What if someone you love is dead and the hospital can't reach you?" The reply is simple... "Will they still be dead tomorrow? If so, they can wait." That is my favorite part about vacations, experiencing the world around me. Randomly, what is up with the resolution in your link? It is fully zoomed out and I've seen scans from two decades ago that aren't as jaggy around the edges.
With respect to doing without Internet access for a day a month, I am all in. The main point of the article was to document the experience of keeping active business conversations moving forward, using only the phone. A secondary point was to suggest that the desktop computer remains an essential tool for many computing tasks.
David A. Gray Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
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David A. Gray wrote:
What's the big deal? I shut down my PC, tablet, and phone for a day every week! :-\ (Being an orthodox Jew may have something to do with it. :) )
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
And to be honest we actually enjoy it!!! :-D
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
