The Power of Unplugging
A conversation with author Hannah Brencher or her newest book, "The Unplugged Hours."
If you're anything like me, you spend way more time than you should on social media. And if not social media, then you likely struggle to get away from the constant barrage of push notifications, text messages, emails and phone calls that bombard your devices. Perhaps it's left you feeling burnt out.
That was the case for author Hannah Brencher, and in the Spring of 2021 she realized the culprit was her constantly plugged-in lifestyle. Like so many of us, Hannah had been turning to her phone to cope with life in a time of isolation and uncertainty. Those coping mechanisms had calcified into habits she didn't know how to break.
She felt a nudge to turn off her phone, and soon after a challenge was born: 1,000 unplugged hours in one year. She shared her tracker sheet on her website and thousands of people downloaded it and signed up for their own 1,000-hour challenge.
What started out as a personal journey and practice for Hannah is now laid out in a super practical book, “The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World.” The book is officially out today and you can get it anywhere books are sold.
Hannah joined my podcast, In No Hurry, last week to chat about the book. Check out a short clip here:
You can listen to the full conversation on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts:
What would your life look like if you were able to unplug a little? Would you feel more present with those around you? Would you feel less anxious? I hope you’ll check out Hannah’s book as well as my conversation with her and allow her words to challenge you to consider pulling away some from our plugged-in lifestyles.