According to you, what should be the frequency and duration of “Internet Holidays“, time where you stay away from Internet to protect you mental health?

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1. Since internet didn’t harm me mentally so far… Never

2. I never heard of this term, but for me it worked to build it up a bit. I once read the book ‘The Power of The Ritual’ which suggested that you could take inspiration from the sabbath and take a day in the weekend to stop using electronic devices. That really struck a chord with me: focusing on myself, friends/family, a really nice dinner. No phones or tv during or after.

   Now, I like to ‘unplug’ for an entire weekend, or just designated weeknights.

   I also try to practice digital minimalism all week. But that’s been a bit hard lately. For me, it works better to completely shut it down than to try to use it less.

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4. I’ve personally never felt the need to stay away from the internet for my mental health.

5. I feel like I have a healthy balance, I tend to only use the internet at home, aside from listening to music outside while exercising and stuff, it doesn’t really follow me.

   I never felt it was harming my mental health

6. However long you want