CHICAGO — When was the last time you were alone and unwired? Really, truly by yourself. Just you and your thoughts — no cellphone, no tablet, no laptop.
Many of us crave that kind of solitude, though in an increasingly wired world, it’s a rare commodity.
We check texts and emails and update our online status at any hour — when we’re lying in bed or sitting at stoplights or on trains.
We feel obligated, yes. But we’re also fascinated with this connectedness, constantly tinkering and checking in — an obsession that’s starting to get push-back from a small but growing legion of tech users who are feeling the need to unplug and get away.
“What might have felt like an obligation at first has become an addiction. It’s almost as if we don’t know how to be alone, or we are afraid of what we’ll find when we are alone with ourselves,” said Camille Preston, a tech and communication consultant based in Cambridge, Mass.
Can true solitude be found in an increasingly wired world? - Washington Times
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