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Technology Shabbats

For nearly a decade, my family and I have turned off all screens for one day a week for what we call our “Technology Shabbats,” or “Tech Shabbats.” Every Friday night, we all unplug from all of our technologies and don’t turn them on again until Saturday evening. Unplugging for a day makes time slow down and makes me feel more present with my family. I not only appreciate this quality time with them, but it has also made me appreciate technology in a whole new way. By Saturday night we can’t wait to plug back in.

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The idea of taking one day a week off from responsibilities and work is a very, very, very old idea. In our 24/7 information overload world, it’s a good time to bring this idea back. I’ve explored this idea in many of our films and in my writing.

You can see my short films about how powerful Technology Shabbats have been for us below.

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Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books will be publishing my book on the subject “24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week” on September 24th, 2019. All info on the book and pre-order information can be found here.

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Below are films where I explored ideas around technology shabbats.

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First in my feature documentary Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology 2011  

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All of these 5 min episodes from our Original Series “The Future Starts Here:
“Technology Shabbats” (5 mins)

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March 1, 2013 Harvard Business Review- Tech’s Best Feature: The Off Switch, by Tiffany Shlain

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Articles about my Technology Shabbats:

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