"Internet pioneer and ... filmmaker Tiffany Shlain takes us on a ... journey through time and technology, introducing a strategy for living in our 24/7 world: turning off all screens for twenty-four hours each week. This practice, which she's done for nearly a decade with her husband and kids ... has completely changed their lives, giving them more time, productivity, connection, and presence ... Shlain shares her story, offers lessons she has learned, and provides a blueprint for how to do it yourself. Along the way, she delves into the neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and history of a weekly day of rest across cultures, making the case for why we need to bring this ritual back"--Publisher marketing.
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