Happy Without The Meal Analysis
Dr. Will Elechin’s book Happy without the Meal is books about our generation’s constant need to be connected to technology. In today’s society he notes, the standard of living for the average person in the United States is equal to the top five percent of the wealthiest people about lived only 80 years ago. Modern conveniences, while useful and beneficial to society, have become needs rather than luxuries, and when abused and overused, become addictions or what he refers to as “attachment.” Think about it, everything from transportation to cell phones and computers and food is more readily available than ever before. These modern advances have grave consequences when used too much. Obesity, depression and anxiety levels are at their highest.
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Leave your phone behind, or shut it off. If you’re meeting with someone, turn off the device so you can focus on that person completely. If you’re out with your family or friends and not working … leave the device at home. You don’t need this personal time to be interrupted by work or your impulse to check on things.
6. Use blocking software. If you’re doing work, you can use various types of software to shut yourself off from the Internet, or at least from the most distracting portions of it. For example, you can use software to temporarily block your email or social media accounts— whatever your worst distractions are, you can block them selectively.
7. Alternate connection and disconnection. There are any number of variations on this theme, but let’s say you disconnected for 20 minutes, then connected for a maximum of 10 minutes, and kept alternating in those intervals.
8. Disconnect away from work. A good policy is to leave your work behind when you’re done with work, and a better policy is to stay disconnected during that time, or work and browsing will creep into the rest of your life. I removed my work email app from my phone because I was constantly worried I would miss something important if I didn’t check it frequently.
How to Overcome the Connection Addiction
Figure out your triggers. What is triggering your
Leave your phone behind, or shut it off. If you’re meeting with someone, turn off the device so you can focus on that person completely. If you’re out with your family or friends and not working … leave the device at home. You don’t need this personal time to be interrupted by work or your impulse to check on things.
6. Use blocking software. If you’re doing work, you can use various types of software to shut yourself off from the Internet, or at least from the most distracting portions of it. For example, you can use software to temporarily block your email or social media accounts— whatever your worst distractions are, you can block them selectively.
7. Alternate connection and disconnection. There are any number of variations on this theme, but let’s say you disconnected for 20 minutes, then connected for a maximum of 10 minutes, and kept alternating in those intervals.
8. Disconnect away from work. A good policy is to leave your work behind when you’re done with work, and a better policy is to stay disconnected during that time, or work and browsing will creep into the rest of your life. I removed my work email app from my phone because I was constantly worried I would miss something important if I didn’t check it frequently.
How to Overcome the Connection Addiction
Figure out your triggers. What is triggering your