The Digital Detox...
FROM HELL: How MailOnline battled stomach trouble, social isolation and crippling self-loathing on a £420 phoneless three-day nature retreat in the Welsh valleys - but here's why YOU should give it a go By JOHN JAMES Published: 11:20 GMT, 5 January 2025 | Updated: 11:27 GMT, 5 January 2025 e-mail View comments My name is John James and I am addicted to social media. A depressing confession no doubt, but one that's likely familiar to a lot of similarly ill people mindlessly scrolling through this very article. According to Ofcom 's Online Nation report shows that the average Briton spends four hours and 20 minutes online each day – around a quarter of their waking lives.
We are all diseased - but is there a solution? Well, yes. Digital-detoxing has become all the rage with young, trendy professionals who have lived their entire lives in the grips of their smartphones. Unplugged is the market leader in these short, nature based breaks where guests lock their phones away for three days.
The idea is that by foregoing all trappings of the digital age, guests will have a chance to reset. They claim benefits include an improvement in sleep, a reduction in stress, and a boost in focus - three things many of us are in dire need of. The company sells cabins across the country nestled in the beautiful countryside with prices ranging from £390-£420 for three day stays.
This is what happened when I paid a visit to one of their cabins in your friend, and mine, Nort.
