The Conductor on the Train Says ‘Shhh!’
A growing number of commuters traveling on New York’s Metro North railroad apparently like to unplug and reconnect during their morning commute – so much so that the MTA recently announced yet another...
View ArticleSleep Texting a Growing Phenomenom
We’ve written before about the incredible popularity of phone texting, particularly among teenagers. So we were less than surprised when we heard about a growing phenomenon known as “sleep texting.” As...
View ArticleWhat Parents Should Know about Social Media
Parents are not nearly as aware as they should be of the impact social media sites have on their children’s lives, according to a new study published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American...
View ArticleUnplug & Reconnect Supports the National Day of Unplugging
Are you ready to take the unplugging challenge? Once again, the Sabbath Manifesto is sponsoring the National Day of Unplugging, which begins on sundown this Friday (March 23) and lasts through sundown...
View ArticleRoad Construction: Fighting the Tar Trucks
By: Joseph Geliebter, Ph.D. I think the women who led a protest movement on my street during the 1930s were quite prescient. It was about 80 years ago that my block – currently in the process of being...
View ArticleRoad Construction: Learning to Savor Life
By Joseph Geliebter, Ph.D. Leo, the building inspector for my village, knows a thing or two about Unplugging and Reconnecting. An Italian immigrant, he grew up in the Italian wine country, where he...
View ArticleRoad Construction: A Video Classic
By: Joseph Geliebter, Ph.D. When my sons were young, they couldn’t get enough of the now-classic video called “Road Construction.” The award-winning 1991 video by Fred Levine features 30 minutes of...
View ArticleApp Lets You Unplug Without Going Off the Grid
Unplug and Reconnect is introducing a new app for the Android that uses technology to schedule a break from technology. It “silences” your phone for a predetermined period and lets your friends know...
View ArticleWhy Companies Encourage Unplugging
Does being plugged in 24/7 make for a better employee? Not necessarily. According to Time.com, employers are encouraging their employees to find a better work-life balance by taking a break from being...
View ArticleGoogle Leader: Unplug & Reconnect
Of all the commencement advice we’ve heard this college graduation season, some of the best words of wisdom comes from none other than Google chairman Eric Schmidt. In his commencement speech last week...
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