Seventy-seven percent of middle-age Americans (35-54 years old) say they want to return to a time before society was “plugged in,” meaning a time before there was widespread internet and cell phone usage. As told by a new Harris Poll (via Fast Company), 63% of younger folks (18-34 years old) were also keen on returning to a pre-plugged-in world, despite that being a world they largely never had a chance to occupy.
I don’t want to get rid of that stuff, but instead I uninstalled all work apps off my phone. They need me, they can page me and I’ll login with my work laptop. When I’m out of work, I’m out.